We present a derivation of the Jarzynski [Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2690 (1997)] identity and the Crooks [J. Stat. Phys. 90, 1481 (1998)] fluctuation theorem for systems governed by deterministic dynamics that conserves the canonical distribution such as Hamiltonian dynamics, Nose-Hoover dynamics, Nose-Hoover chains, and Gaussian isokinetic dynamics. The proof is based on a relation between the heat...

Several flux-splitting methods for the inviscid terms of the compressible-flow equations are derived for gases that are not in chemical equilibrium. Formulas are presented for the extension to chemical nonequilibrium of the Steger-Warming and Van Leer flux-vector splittings, and the Roe flux-difference splitting. The splittings are incorporated in a TVD algorithm and applied to one-dimensional ...

We investigate multiterminal quantum transport through single monocyclic aromatic annulene molecules, and their derivatives, using the nonequilibrium Green function approach within the self-consistent Hartree-Fock approximation. We propose a new device concept, the quantum interference effect transistor, that exploits perfect destructive interference stemming from molecular symmetry and control...

We deal with a generalized statistical description of nonequilibrium complex systems based on least biased distributions given some prior information. A maximum entropy principle is introduced that allows for the determination of the distribution of the fluctuating intensive parameter beta of a superstatistical system, given certain constraints on the complex system under consideration. We appl...

The rheological behaviour of soft glassy materials results essentially from the interplay between shearing forces and an intrinsic slow dynamics. This competition can be described by a microscopic theory, which can be viewed as a nonequilibrium schematic mode-coupling theory. This statistical mechanics approach to rheology results in a series of detailed theoretical predictions, some of which a...

We derive the Hessian geometric structure of nonequilibrium chemical reaction networks on flux and force spaces induced by Legendre duality convex dissipation functions characterize their dynamics as a generalized flow. With this structure, we can extend theories systems with quadratic to more general cases nonquadratic ones, which are pivotal for studying networks. By applying notions orthogon...

We report results of nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of a one-component glassy system under the influence of a shear flow, with the aim of investigating shear-induced ordering of this system. In spite of the very low temperature, the system transforms into a strained crystalline state through well defined nucleation events. Various characteristics of the observed ordering at diffe...

A deterministic cellular automaton rule is presented which simulates the Ising model. On each cell in addition to an lsing spin is a space-time parity bit and a variable playing the role of a momentum conjugate to the spin. The procedure permits study of nonequilibrium phenomena, heat flow, mixing, and time correlations. The algorithm can make full use of multispin coding, thus permitting fast ...

GaAs-based quantum point contacts (QPCs) are exploited to spatially resolve and analyze the ballistic, nonequilibrium flow of photogenerated electrons in a nanoscale circuit. Electron-hole pairs are photogenerated in a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG), and the resulting current through an adjacent QPC is measured as a function of the laser spot position. The transmission of photogenerated el...