Nonequilibrium induced by reservoirs: Physico-mathematical models and numerical tests

Abstract

In a recently proposed computational model of open molecular systems out of equilibrium [Ebrahimi Viand et al. J.Chem.Phys. 153, 101102 (2020)], the action of different reservoirs enters as a linear sum into the Liouville-type evolution equations for the open system's statistics. The linearity of the coupling is common to different mathematical models of open systems and essentially relies on neglecting the feedback of the system onto the reservoir due to their interaction. In this paper, we test the range of applicability of the computational model with a linear coupling to two different reservoirs, which induces a nonequilibrium situation. To this end, we studied the density profiles of Lennard-Jones liquids in large thermal gradients using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations with open boundaries. We put in perspective the formulation of an extension of the mathematical model that can account for nonlinear effects.

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