Gauge Theory for the Rate Equations: Electrodynamics on a Network

Details Gauge Theory for the Rate Equations: Electrodynamics on a Network Gauge Theory for the Rate Equations: Electrodynamics on a Network

2006-12-22

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0612593v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 070604 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

4 pages, 2 figures included, v2: minor revision, as published

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.070604

Systems of coupled rate equations are ubiquitous in many areas of science, for example in the description of electronic transport through quantum dots and molecules. They can be understood as a continuity equation expressing the conservation of probability. It is shown that this conservation law can be implemented by constructing a gauge theory akin to classical electrodynamics on the network of possible states described by the rate equations. The properties of this gauge theory are analyzed. It turns out that the network is maximally connected with respect to the electromagnetic fields even if the allowed transitions form a sparse network. It is found that the numbers of degrees of freedom of the electric and magnetic fields are equal. The results shed light on the structure of classical abelian gauge theory beyond the particular motivation in terms of rate equations.

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