Ivan Latella et al.
Phys. Rev. E 103, L061303 (2021)
This paper proposes a Monte Carlo scheme to simulate systems that are completely open, meaning systems that can exchange heat, work, and matter with their surroundings. The authors base their approach on the concept of replica energy, and test the method on systems that can reach thermodynamic equilibrium under completely open conditions, including one with long-range interactions.
Jooyoung Park, Jeongeun Ryu, Sung Ho Park, and Sang Joon Lee
Phys. Rev. E 103, 062407 (2021)
Coniferous trees regulate the flow of water and air through their cells with a type of valve known as a torus-margo bordered pit. Studying a synthetic system that mimics such a valve, the authors show how air spreads depending on the valve’s properties, and provide insights into the design of efficient valves to control two-phase flows.
Romain Daviet and Nicolas Dupuis
Phys. Rev. E 103, 052136 (2021)
In a Bose fluid, disorder can induce a quantum phase transition between a superfluid phase and a localized phase called a Bose glass. Using a renormalization group approach, the authors study a one-dimensional disordered Bose fluid and find that the Bose-glass phase exhibits an extreme sensitivity to any change in the realization of the disorder.
Siddhartha Sarkar, Matjaž Čebron, Miha Brojan, and Andrej Košmrlj
Phys. Rev. E 103, 053003 (2021)
Elastic materials with holes and inclusions can deform in various ways in response to applied external loads. The authors present a theory for such deformations, using an analogy with the concepts of polarization and multipoles in electrostatics. They apply the theory to infinite, two-dimensional solids with circular voids and inclusions, and provide a set of experimental tests.
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