Out-of-equilibrium spinodal-like scaling behaviors at the thermal first-order transitions of three-dimensional q -state Potts models
Abstract
We study the out-of-equilibrium spinodal-like dynamics of three-dimensional q-state Potts systems driven across their thermal first-order transition in the thermodynamic limit, by a relaxational (heat-bath) dynamics. During the evolution, the inverse temperature β increases linearly with time, as δβ(t)≡β(t)-β_{fo}∼t/t_{s}, where β_{fo} is the inverse temperature at the transition point, t is the time, and t_{s} is a timescale. The dynamics starts at t_{i}0, which decreases as δβ_{*}∼(lnt_{s})^{-κ} in the large-t_{s} limit.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Theoretical and Computational Physics
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum many-body systems
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Physical review. E
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Volume
- 113
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 024137–024137
- Publication date
- 9 February 2026
- Language
- EN