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This study reveals complex phase behaviors in a driven-diffusive system. The biased diffusion parameter controls distinct system phases and density profiles, confirmed by simulations.

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Area of Science:

  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Background:

  • Investigating complex systems with driven and diffusive components is crucial for understanding emergent behaviors.
  • Exclusion processes model interacting particle systems in various physical and biological contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze a periodic one-dimensional exclusion process with driven and biased diffusive parts in a mesoscopic limit.
  • To elucidate the influence of the biased diffusion parameter (δ) on system phase diagrams and density profiles.

Main Methods:

  • Analytical treatment of the exclusion process model.
  • Mesoscopic limit analysis.
  • Comparison with Monte Carlo simulations.

Main Results:

  • A rich phase diagram emerges, dependent on the biased diffusion parameter δ.
  • Diverse phases are exhibited within the system.
  • Qualitatively different density profiles are observed in the diffusive part due to domain wall behavior.

Conclusions:

  • The biased diffusion parameter significantly dictates the system's macroscopic behavior and phase structure.
  • Analytical findings are validated by Monte Carlo simulation results.
  • The study provides insights into the complex dynamics of driven-diffusive systems.