Quantifying reversibility in a phase-separating lattice gas: an analogy with self-assembly

Details Quantifying reversibility in a phase-separating lattice gas: an analogy with self-assembly Quantifying reversibility in a phase-separating lattice gas: an analogy with self-assembly

2011-10-27

arxiv.org/abs/1110.6068v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

10 pages, 8 figures

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We present dynamic measurements of a lattice gas during phase separation, which we use as an analogy for self-assembly of equilibrium ordered structures. We use two approaches to quantify the degree of 'reversibility' of this process: firstly, we count events in which bonds are made and broken; secondly, we use correlation-response measurements and fluctuation-dissipation ratios to probe reversibility during different time intervals. We show how correlation and response functions can be related directly to microscopic (ir)reversibility and we discuss time-dependence and observable- dependence of these measurements, including the role of fast and slow degrees of freedom during assembly.

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