Effective temperatures in nonequilibrium statistical physics.

Langer, J S · Phys Rev E · 2024

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Abstract

This paper summarizes two related effective-temperature analyses of nonequilibrium phenomena: first, dislocations in deforming crystals and, second, chaotic behaviors of defects in thermally driven Rayleigh-Bénard hydrodynamic systems. The results are encouraging for broader applications of this statistical concept.