Universal splitting of nonequilibrium phase transitions in driven Potts heat engines

arXiv:2609.28148 · cond-mat.stat-mech, cond-mat.mes-hall, cond-mat.soft · Submitted 2026-09-23 · Read on arXiv

cond-mat.stat-mech, cond-mat.mes-hall, cond-mat.soft

Submitted: 2026-09-23

Updated: 2026-09-23

Terminology

• Phase Transitions — 22× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Robustness — 2× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Degeneracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Stochastic Dynamics — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• Universal splitting of phase transitions and performance optimization in driven collective systems
• Exact Mapping of Nonequilibrium to Equilibrium Phase Transitions for Systems in Contact with Two Thermal Baths

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