Abstract
Systems driven out of equilibrium can often exhibit behaviour not seen in systems in thermal equilibrium- for example phase transitions in one-dimensional systems. In this talk I will review several `condensation' transitions that occur when a conserved quantity is driven through the system. Although the condensation is spatial, i.e. a finite fraction of the conserved quantity condenses into a small spatial region, useful comparison can be made with usual Bose-Einstein condensation. Amongst some one-dimensional examples I will discuss the `Bus Route Model' where the condensation corresponds to the clustering together of buses moving along a bus-route.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S427-S436 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincaré, Probabilités et Statistiques |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | S1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Jan 2004 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- cond-mat.stat-mech