Rules for transition rates in nonequilibrium steady states

Just as transition rates in a canonical ensemble must respect the principle of detailed balance, constraints exist on transition rates in driven steady states. I derive those constraints, by maximum information-entropy inference, and apply them to the steady states of driven diffusion and a sheared...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2004-04, Vol.92 (15), p.150601-150601, Article 150601
Main Author: Evans, R M L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Just as transition rates in a canonical ensemble must respect the principle of detailed balance, constraints exist on transition rates in driven steady states. I derive those constraints, by maximum information-entropy inference, and apply them to the steady states of driven diffusion and a sheared lattice fluid. The resulting ensemble can potentially explain nonequilibrium phase behavior and, for steady shear, gives rise to stress-mediated long-range interactions.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.150601