Thermodynamic Theory of Phase Transitions in Driven Lattice Gases
Statistical Mechanics
2011-11-30 v2
Abstract
We formulate an approximate thermodynamic theory of the phase transition in driven lattice gases with attractive nearest-neighbor interactions. We construct the van der Waals equation of state for a driven system where a nonequilibrium chemical potential can be expressed as a function of density and driving field. A Maxwell's construction leads to the phase transition from a homogeneous fluid phase to the coexisting phases of gas and liquid.
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@article{arxiv.1107.5648,
title = {Thermodynamic Theory of Phase Transitions in Driven Lattice Gases},
author = {Punyabrata Pradhan and Udo Seifert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.5648},
year = {2011}
}
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typos corrected, a paragraph added in summary