Stochastic Phase Transition Dynamics in Nonequilibrium System: Holographic Study

Abstract

This paper presents a holographic study of the phase transition that occurs in a nonequilibrium system. The chosen model is a unique Briggs–Rauscher oscillatory reaction that, first, follows a deterministic pattern (namely, an oscillatory behavior) and, later, exhibits a phase transition occurring randomly and without any known link with the previous deterministic state. The presented research opens up a new way to reveal complex chemical phenomena and dynamics in situ, without disturbing significantly the nonequilibrium system and its pathways. Simultaneously, it unfolds a new route for applications of interferometric methods in different areas of materials science. Under the applied conditions, we show that the holographic method is more sensitive to the phase transition dynamics than the commonly used potentiometric method.