Maxwell-type constructions for multiple nonequilibrium steady states
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- 1 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 75 (7) , 3023-3026
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.75.7.3023
Abstract
A stochastic analysis is used to obtain Maxwell-type constructions for multiple nonequilibrium steady states in homogeneous systems. The stochastic theory shows that homogeneous molecular fluctuations can nucleate the Maxwell construction only on a time scale that is the order of a Poincaré recurrence time and indicates that hysteresis should be observed. The nonrelevance of homogeneous fluctuations for systems that undergo phase separation or in which spatial structures occur is discussed.Keywords
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