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Systems driven out of equilibrium can often exhibit behaviour not seen in systems in thermal equilibrium- for example phase transitions in one-dimensional systems. In this talk I will review several ‘condensation’ transitions that occur when a conserved quantity is driven through the system. Although the condensation is spatial, i.e. a finite fraction of the conserved quantity condenses into a small spatial region, useful comparison can be made with usual Bose-Einstein condensation. Amongst some one-dimensional examples I will discuss the ‘Bus Route Model’ where the condensation corresponds to the clustering together of buses moving along a bus-route.
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Evans, M.R. Condensation Transitions in Nonequilibrium Systems. Ann. Henri Poincaré 4 (Suppl 1), 427–436 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-003-0932-z
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