The Lee-Yang theory of equilibrium and nonequilibrium phase transitions
Statistical Mechanics
2015-05-26 v1
Abstract
We present a pedagogical account of the Lee-Yang theory of equilibrium phase transitions and review recent advances in applying this theory to nonequilibrium systems. Through both general considerations and explicit studies of specific models, we show that the Lee-Yang approach can be used to locate and classify phase transitions in nonequilibrium steady states.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0304120,
title = {The Lee-Yang theory of equilibrium and nonequilibrium phase transitions},
author = {R. A. Blythe and M. R. Evans},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0304120},
year = {2015}
}
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24 pages, 7 papers, invited paper for special issue of The Brazilian Journal of Physics