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On the definition of equilibrium and non-equilibrium states in dynamical systems

arXiv:0809.2681 · doi:10.1063/1.3046271

Abstract

We propose a definition of equilibrium and non-equilibrium states in dynamical systems on the basis of the time average. We show numerically that there exists a non-equilibrium non-stationary state in the coupled modified Bernoulli map lattice.

4 pages, 2 figures