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Hairer, Martin (2009) How hot can a heat bath get? Communications in Mathematical Physics, Vol.292 (No.1). pp. 131-177. doi:10.1007/s00220-009-0857-6

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Abstract

We study a model of two interacting Hamiltonian particles subject to a common potential in contact with two Langevin heat reservoirs: one at finite and one at infinite temperature. This is a toy model for 'extreme' non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. We provide a full picture of the long-time behaviour of such a system, including the existence/non-existence of a non-equilibrium steady state, the precise tail behaviour of the energy in such a state, as well as the speed of convergence toward the steady state.

Despite its apparent simplicity, this model exhibits a surprisingly rich variety of long time behaviours, depending on the parameter regime: if the surrounding potential is 'too stiff', then no stationary state can exist. In the softer regimes, the tails of the energy in the stationary state can be either algebraic, fractional exponential, or exponential. Correspondingly, the speed of convergence to the stationary state can be either algebraic, stretched exponential, or exponential. Regarding both types of claims, we obtain matching upper and lower bounds.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Mathematics
Journal or Publication Title: Communications in Mathematical Physics
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 0010-3616
Official Date: November 2009
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DateEvent
November 2009Published
Volume: Vol.292
Number: No.1
Number of Pages: 47
Page Range: pp. 131-177
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-009-0857-6
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant number: EP/D071593/1 (EPSRC)

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