The stochastic discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation: microscopic derivation and finite-temperature phase transition
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| author | Ebrahimi, Mahdieh Drossel, Barbara Just, Wolfram |
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| contents | We study a stochastic version of the one-dimensional discrete nonlinear Schr{ö}dinger equation (DNSE), which is derived from first principles, and thus possesses all the properties required by statistical mechanics, such as detailed balance and the H-theorem. The stochastic version shows disordered and localised dynamics, and displays a corresponding phase transition at a finite temperature value. The phase transition can be captured in a quantitative way by a mean-field type approach. The corresponding coarsening dynamics shows an unexpected dependence on the noise strength, which is reminiscent of stochastic resonance. The phase transition is linked with negative temperature phase transitions, which have been reported recently for the Hamiltonian dynamics of the DNSE. Our approach gives a clue to how these negative temperature phase transitions can be implemented in experimental setups, which are inevitably coupled to a positive temperature heat bath. |
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| spellingShingle | The stochastic discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation: microscopic derivation and finite-temperature phase transition Ebrahimi, Mahdieh Drossel, Barbara Just, Wolfram Statistical Mechanics Pattern Formation and Solitons We study a stochastic version of the one-dimensional discrete nonlinear Schr{ö}dinger equation (DNSE), which is derived from first principles, and thus possesses all the properties required by statistical mechanics, such as detailed balance and the H-theorem. The stochastic version shows disordered and localised dynamics, and displays a corresponding phase transition at a finite temperature value. The phase transition can be captured in a quantitative way by a mean-field type approach. The corresponding coarsening dynamics shows an unexpected dependence on the noise strength, which is reminiscent of stochastic resonance. The phase transition is linked with negative temperature phase transitions, which have been reported recently for the Hamiltonian dynamics of the DNSE. Our approach gives a clue to how these negative temperature phase transitions can be implemented in experimental setups, which are inevitably coupled to a positive temperature heat bath. |
| title | The stochastic discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation: microscopic derivation and finite-temperature phase transition |
| topic | Statistical Mechanics Pattern Formation and Solitons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01448 |