Abstract A second-order dynamic phase transition in a non-equilibrium Eggers urn model for the separation of sand is studied. The order parameter, the susceptibility and the stationary probability distribution have been calculated. By applying the Lee--Yang zeros method of equilibrium phase transitions, we study the distributions of the effective partition function zeros and obtain the same result for the model. Thus, the Lee--Yang theory can be applied to a more general non-equilibrium system.
Received: 09 April 2008
Revised: 19 May 2008
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Fund: Project supported by the National
Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10175035), and the
Foundation for Outstanding Young Teacher of
Ministry of Education of China.
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Liu Xiao-Xian (刘小贤), Tong Pei-Qing (童培庆) The second-order dynamic phase transition and Lee--Yang zeros in Eggers urn model 2008 Chin. Phys. B 17 3930
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