The Lee-Yang Theory of Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions
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.
- Publication:
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Brazilian Journal of Physics
- Pub Date:
- September 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1590/S0103-97332003000300008
- arXiv:
- arXiv:cond-mat/0304120
- Bibcode:
- 2003BrJPh..33..464B
- Keywords:
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- Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
- E-Print:
- 24 pages, 7 papers, invited paper for special issue of The Brazilian Journal of Physics