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Universal scaling behavior at the upper critical dimension of non-equilibrium continuous phase transitions

Statistical Mechanics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

In this work we analyze the universal scaling functions and the critical exponents at the upper critical dimension of a continuous phase transition. The consideration of the universal scaling behavior yields a decisive check of the value of the upper critical dimension. We apply our method to a non-equilibrium continuous phase transition. But focusing on the equation of state of the phase transition it is easy to extend our analysis to all equilibrium and non-equilibrium phase transitions observed numerically or experimentally.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0307353,
  title  = {Universal scaling behavior at the upper critical dimension of non-equilibrium continuous phase transitions},
  author = {S. Lubeck and P. C. Heger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0307353},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures