318 research outputs found
Interplay of frequency-synchronization with noise: current resonances, giant diffusion and diffusion-crests
We elucidate how the presence of noise may significantly interact with the
synchronization mechanism of systems exhibiting frequency-locking. The response
of these systems exhibits a rich variety of behaviors, such as resonances and
anti-resonances which can be controlled by the intensity of noise. The
transition between different locked regimes provokes the development of a
multiple enhancement of the effective diffusion. This diffusion behavior is
accompanied by a crest-like peak-splitting cascade when the distribution of the
lockings is self-similar, as it occurs in periodic systems that are able to
exhibit a Devil's staircase sequence of frequency-lockings.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, epl.cls. Accepted for publication in Europhysics
Letter
Kinetic Equations for Diffusion in the Presence of Entropic Barriers
We use the mesoscopic nonequilibrium thermodynamics theory to derive the
general kinetic equation of a system in the presence of potential barriers. The
result is applied to the description of the evolution of systems whose dynamics
is influenced by entropic barriers. We analyze in detail the case of diffusion
in a domain of irregular geometry in which the presence of the boundaries
induces an entropy barrier when approaching the exact dynamics by a coarsening
of the description. The corresponding kinetic equation, named Fick-Jacobs
equation, is obtained, and its validity is generalized through the formulation
of a scaling law for the diffusion coefficient which depends on the shape of
the boundaries. The method we propose can be useful to analyze the dynamics of
systems at the nanoscale where the presence of entropy barriers is a common
feature.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figures. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Diffusion in Stationary Flow from Mesoscopic Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
We analyze the diffusion of a Brownian particle in a fluid under stationary
flow. By using the scheme of non-equilibrium thermodynamics in phase space, we
obtain the Fokker-Planck equation which is compared with others derived from
kinetic theory and projector operator techniques. That equation exhibits
violation of the fluctuation dissipation-theorem. By implementing the
hydrodynamic regime described by the first moments of the non-equilibrium
distribution, we find relaxation equations for the diffusion current and
pressure tensor, allowing us to arrive at a complete description of the system
in the inertial and diffusion regimes. The simplicity and generality of the
method we propose, makes it applicable to more complex situations, often
encountered in problems of soft condensed matter, in which not only one but
more degrees of freedom are coupled to a non-equilibrium bath.Comment: 10 pages, accepted in Phys. Rev.
Diffusion in Stationary Flow from Mesoscopic Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
We analyze the diffusion of a Brownian particle in a fluid under stationary
flow. By using the scheme of non-equilibrium thermodynamics in phase space, we
obtain the Fokker-Planck equation which is compared with others derived from
kinetic theory and projector operator techniques. That equation exhibits
violation of the fluctuation dissipation-theorem. By implementing the
hydrodynamic regime described by the first moments of the non-equilibrium
distribution, we find relaxation equations for the diffusion current and
pressure tensor, allowing us to arrive at a complete description of the system
in the inertial and diffusion regimes. The simplicity and generality of the
method we propose, makes it applicable to more complex situations, often
encountered in problems of soft condensed matter, in which not only one but
more degrees of freedom are coupled to a non-equilibrium bath.Comment: 10 pages, accepted in Phys. Rev.
The spherical spin glass model: an exactly solvable model for glass to spin-glass transition
We present the full phase diagram of the spherical spin glass model
with . The main outcome is the presence of a new phase with both
properties of Full Replica Symmetry Breaking (FRSB) phases of discrete models,
e.g, the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model, and those of One Replica Symmetry
Breaking (1RSB). The phase, which separates a 1RSB phase from FRSB phase, is
described by an order parameter function with a continuous part (FRSB)
for and a discontinuous jump (1RSB) at . This phase has a finite
complexity which leads to different dynamic and static properties.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure
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