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Open classical systems with balanced, separated gain and loss, called PT-symmetric systems, have been extensively studied over the past decade. Here, we investigate the properties of a uniform, harmonic chain with spatially separated…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-01-22 Andrew K. Harter , Donald J. Priour , Daniel Sweeney , Avadh Saxena , Yogesh N. Joglekar

We calibrate a (3+1)-dimensional multistage hybrid framework using the measured pseudo-rapidity distribution of charged particles and rapidity distribution of net protons for central Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-05-09 Lipei Du , Han Gao , Sangyong Jeon , Charles Gale

Recent advancements in the field of topological band theory have significantly contributed to our understanding of intriguing topological phenomena observed in various classical and quantum systems, encompassing both wave and dissipative…

Optics · Physics 2023-07-04 Moladad Nikbakht , Farzam Bahmani

Classical nonlinear waves exhibit a phenomenon of condensation that results from the natural irreversible process of thermalization, in analogy with the quantum Bose-Einstein condensation. Wave condensation originates in the divergence of…

We investigate thermal and isothermal symmetric liquid-vapor separations via a FFT-Thermal Lattice Boltzmann (FFT-TLB) model. Structure factor, domain size and Minkowski functionals are employed to characterize the density and velocity…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-05-20 Yanbiao Gan , Aiguo Xu , Guangcai Zhang , Yingjun Li

We establish an analytical criterion for dynamical thermalization within harmonic systems, applicable to both classical and quantum models. Specifically, we prove that thermalization of various observables, such as particle energies in…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-07-29 Marco Cattaneo , Marco Baldovin , Dario Lucente , Paolo Muratore-Ginanneschi , Angelo Vulpiani

The annealing treatment in the advanced manufacturing process, e.g., laser-assisted manufacturing, determines the final state of glasses which is critical to its thermal, electrical and mechanical properties. Energy barriers analysis based…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-01-27 Yanguang Zhou

In recent years, a self-consistent optical thermodynamic framework has emerged that offers a systematic methodology to understand, harness and exploit the complex collective dynamics of multimode nonlinear systems. These developments now…

Optical thermodynamics has recently emerged as a theoretical framework describing a Rayleigh-Jeans (RJ) modal power distribution of multimoded nonlinear photonic circuits. However, its applicability is constrained to systems exhibiting weak…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2026-03-31 Emily Kabat , Shrohan Mohapatra , P. G. Kevrekidis , Tsampikos Kottos

This paper presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the possible connection between thermalization of cubic nonlinear lattices with nearest-neighbor coupling and the structure of the mixing tensor that arises due to the presence of…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2025-04-02 Savvas S. Sardelis , Konstantinos G. Makris , Ziad H. Musslimani , Demetrios N. Christodoulides

Optical thermalization has been recently studied theoretically and experimentally in the 2D spatial evolution of (quasi-)monochromatic light waves propagating in multimode fibers. In this work, we investigate the spatio-temporal equilibrium…

We study the broadening of initially localized wave packets in a quasi one-dimensional diamond ladder with interacting, spinless fermions. The lattice possesses a flat band causing localization. We place special focus on the transition away…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-06-04 Mirko Daumann , Thomas Dahm

Phase transitions impose topological constraints on thermodynamic state variables, masking energetic fluctuations at the phase boundary. This constraint is most apparent in melting systems, where temperature remains pinned despite continued…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2026-02-09 Zhiang Xie

The usual paradigm of open quantum systems falls short when the environment is actually coupled to additional fields or components that drive it out of equilibrium. Here we explore the simplest such scenario, by considering a two level…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-09-08 Andreu Anglés-Castillo , Mari Carmen Bañuls , Armando Pérez , Inés De Vega

The understanding of thermodynamic glass transition has been hindered by the lack of proper models beyond mean-field theories. Here, we propose a three-dimensional lattice glass model on a simple cubic lattice that exhibits the typical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-08-07 Yoshihiko Nishikawa , Koji Hukushima

Optical thermodynamic theory is extended to low-power multimode fiber systems to characterize with simple thermodynamic models the complex scenario of power exchange induced by random mode coupling between propagating modes. It is…

Optics · Physics 2024-09-30 Mario Zitelli

Understanding and exploiting the dynamics of complex nonlinear systems is nowadays at the core of a broad range of scientific and technological endeavors. Within the optical domain, light evolution in a nonlinear multimode environment…

We investigate thermalization of gluons in spatially homogeneous systems using the Boltzmann equation in diffusion approximation. A complete picture on thermalization is obtained for both initially under- and over-populated systems. In an…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-10-14 Sergio Barrera Cabodevila , Carlos A. Salgado , Bin Wu

Using the ergodicity principle for the expectation values of several types of observables, we investigate the thermalization process in isolated fermionic systems. These are described by the two-body random ensemble, which is a paradigmatic…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-05-27 V. K. B. Kota , A. Relaño , J. Retamosa , Manan Vyas

Understanding relaxation processes is an important unsolved problem in many areas of physics. A key challenge in studying such non-equilibrium dynamics is the scarcity of experimental tools for characterizing their complex transient states.…