Nonequilibrium phase transitions in models of adsorption and desorption.
The nonequilibrium phase transition in a system of diffusing, coagulating particles in the presence of a steady input and evaporation of particles is studied. The system undergoes a transition from a phase in which the average number of particles is finite to one in which it grows linearly in time. The exponents characterizing the mass distribution near the critical point are calculated in all dimensions.
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Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Mailstop 057, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9110, USA. rrajesh@brandeis.edu