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Stationary correlations for a far-from-equilibrium spin chain
Physical Review E (2002)
  • Beate Schmittmann, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • F. Schmüser, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Abstract

A kinetic one-dimensional Ising model on a ring evolves according to a generalization of Glauber rates, such that spins at even (odd) lattice sites experience a temperature Te (To). Detailed balance is violated so that the spin chain settles into a nonequilibrium stationary state, characterized by multiple interactions of increasing range and spin order. We derive the equations of motion for arbitrary correlation functions and solve them to obtain an exact representation of the steady state. Two nontrivial amplitudes reflect the sublattice symmetries; otherwise, correlations decay exponentially, modulo the periodicity of the ring. In the long-chain limit, they factorize into products of two-point functions, in precise analogy to the equilibrium Ising chain. The exact solution confirms the expectation, based on simulations and renormalization group arguments, that the long-time, long-distance behavior of this two-temperature model is Ising-like, in spite of the apparent complexity of the stationary distribution.

Publication Date
October 24, 2002
Publisher Statement
Copyright 2002 American Physical Society. Posted with permission.
Citation Information
Beate Schmittmann and F. Schmüser. "Stationary correlations for a far-from-equilibrium spin chain" Physical Review E Vol. 66 (2002)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/beate_schmittmann/16/