STATISTICAL MECHANICS OF EQUILIBRIUM AND NONEQUILIBRIUM PHASE TRANSITIONS: THE YANG–LEE FORMALISM
- BENA, IOANA Theoretical Physics Department, University of Geneva, 24, Quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
- DROZ, MICHEL Theoretical Physics Department, University of Geneva, 24, Quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
- LIPOWSKI, ADAM Quantum Physics Division, Faculty of Physics, A. Mickiewicz University, Ul. Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
- 2012-1-25
Published in:
- International Journal of Modern Physics B. - World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt. - 2005, vol. 19, no. 29, p. 4269-4329
English
Showing that the location of the zeros of the partition function can be used to study phase transitions, Yang and Lee initiated an ambitious and very fruitful approach. We give an overview of the results obtained using this approach. After an elementary introduction to the Yang–Lee formalism, we summarize results concerning equilibrium phase transitions. We also describe recent attempts and breakthroughs in extending this theory to nonequilibrium phase transitions.
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- DOI 10.1142/s0217979205032759
- ISSN 0217-9792
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