Here we summarize some relevant results related to nonequilibrium phenomena in mesoscopic and quantum systems. A common phenomenon in the dynamics of out-of-equilibrium systems is the metastability, and the problem of the lifetime of metastable states involves fundamental aspects of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. Metastability (see Fig. 1) is a signature of a first order phase transition, often characterized by a long-living metastable state. In particular, the stability of a metastable state can be enhanced by Gaussian and non-Gaussian noise sources. This counterintuitive effect has been found in different physical areas, ranging from spintronics, aggregation kinetics of Brownian particles, Josephson junction systems, to interdisciplinary physical models.
B. Spagnolo, A.C. (2020). NONEQUILIBRIUM PHENOMENA AND METASTABILITY IN MESOSCOPIC AND QUANTUM SYSTEMS. In Proceedings of the 24th Scientific Conference on Radiophysics, for the 75th anniversary of the Radiophysical Faculty (pp. 446-449). Nizhny Novgorod : National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University. N.I. Lobachevsky (Nizhny Novgorod).
NONEQUILIBRIUM PHENOMENA AND METASTABILITY IN MESOSCOPIC AND QUANTUM SYSTEMS
B. Spagnolo;A. Carollo;C. Guarcello;D. Persano Adorno;D. Valenti
2020-01-01
Abstract
Here we summarize some relevant results related to nonequilibrium phenomena in mesoscopic and quantum systems. A common phenomenon in the dynamics of out-of-equilibrium systems is the metastability, and the problem of the lifetime of metastable states involves fundamental aspects of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. Metastability (see Fig. 1) is a signature of a first order phase transition, often characterized by a long-living metastable state. In particular, the stability of a metastable state can be enhanced by Gaussian and non-Gaussian noise sources. This counterintuitive effect has been found in different physical areas, ranging from spintronics, aggregation kinetics of Brownian particles, Josephson junction systems, to interdisciplinary physical models.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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