Apparent hysteresis in a driven system with self-organized drag

Abstract

Interaction between extended defects and impurities lies at the heart of many physical phenomena in materials science. Here we revisit the ubiquitous problem of the driven motion of an extended defect in a field of mobile impurities, which self-organize to cause drag on the defect. Under a wide range of external conditions (e.g. drive), the defect undergoes a transition from slow to fast motion. This transition is commonly hysteretic: the defect either moves slow or fast, depending on the initial condition. We explore such hysteresis via a kinetic Monte Carlo spin simulation combined with computational coarse-graining. Obtaining bifurcation diagrams (stable and unstable branches), we map behavior regimes in parameter space. Estimating fast-slow switching times, we determine whether a simulation or experiment will exhibit hysteresis depending on observation conditions. We believe our approach is applicable to quantifying hysteresis in a wide range of physical contexts.

11 pages (preprint format), 4 color figures in separate files

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