Condensation transitions in a one-dimensional zero-range process with a single defect site

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/2004/04/P04001MaRDI QIDQ3160027zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors A. G. Angel, Martin R. Evans, David Mukamel

Publication date 1 February 2005

Published in Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401262

zbMATH Keywords

driven diffusive systems (theory)stochastic particle dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Stochastic methods applied to problems in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B31)

Abstract: Condensation occurs in nonequilibrium steady states when a finite fraction of particles in the system occupies a single lattice site. We study condensation transitions in a one-dimensional zero-range process with a single defect site. The system is analysed in the grand canonical and canonical ensembles and the two are contrasted. Two distinct condensation mechanisms are found in the grand canonical ensemble. Discrepancies between the infinite and large but finite systems' particle current versus particle density diagrams are investigated and an explanation for how the finite current goes above a maximum value predicted for infinite systems is found in the canonical ensemble.

Review text

Condensation transitions occur when a single lattice site contains a finite fraction of particles of the system. Condensations are also manifested in a different guise in driven diffusive systems as a transition from a freely flowing fluid phase to a jammed phase, as it is found for example in traffic flow models. In addition to these condensation mechanisms one can have condensation associated with disorder. In the present work a simple model is studied, with a single defect site, that exhibits features of both condensation mechanisms mentioned above. The steady state can be solved and the critical density for condensation in the thermodynamic limit can be predicted. However, finite size systems show significant deviations from these predictions. In particular, the low density, fluid phase appears to continue to higher densities than would be allowed in the thermodynamic limit. This results in an overshoot of the current. The details of this finite size effect are investigated in the present paper. The system is analyzed in the grand canonical and canonical ensemble and the two are contrasted. The two ensembles give different predictions for the finite size overshoot in the current. The finite systems' particle current versus particle density diagrams are discussed. Exact numerical results and simulations are shown that illustrate the overshoot in the current.

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