First-order phase transition in a (1+1)-dimensional nonequilibrium wetting process

Anno: 2000

Autori: Hinrichsen H., Livi R., Mukamel D., Politi A.

Affiliazione autori: Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel;
Max Planck Institut für Physik Koplexer Systeme Nöthnitzer Str. 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany;
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Firenze, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, Sezione di Firenze, Italy;
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Firenze, Italy;
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy

Abstract: A model for nonequilibrium wetting in 1+1 dimensions is introduced. It comprises adsorption and desorption processes with a dynamics that generically does not obey detailed balance. Depending on the rates of the dynamical processes the wetting transition is either of first or second order. It is found that the wet (unbound) and the nonwet (pinned) states coexist and are both thermodynamically stable in a domain of the dynamical parameters that define the model. This is in contrast with equilibrium transitions where coexistence of thermodynamically stable states takes place only on the transition line.

Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Volume: 61 (2)      Da Pagina: R1032  A: R1035

Parole chiavi: MODEL; DIMENSIONS;
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.R1032

Citazioni: 25
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