Complex free energies and metastable lifetimes

C. M. Newman; L. S. Schulman

doi:10.1007/BF01012588

Complex free energies and metastable lifetimes

C. M. Newman, L. S. Schulman

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Abstract

For two simple models we consider the analytic continuation of the free energy across a first-order phase transition. For each system we also study an associated stochastic dynamics and decay rates for passage to the stable equilibrium. We then investigate the relation between the imaginary part of the free energy and the decay rate per unit volume.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	131-148
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Statistical Physics
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01012588
State	Published - Aug 1980

Keywords

Metastability
complex free energy
lifetimes
stochastic dynamics

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Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Mathematical Physics

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