Journal Articles

1994 - present

 

·  Percolation of a collection of finite random walks - a model for gas permeation through thin polymeric membranes
      R. K. P. Zia, Y. Wu, and B. Schmittmann
      Journal of Mathematical Chemistry 41, onlinefirst (2008).
 

·  Far-from-equilibrium transport with constrained resources
      D. A. Adams, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia
      Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment , P06009 (2008).
 

·  Two-dimensional polymer networks near percolation
      Y. Wu, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia
      Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical 41, 025004 (2008).
 

·  Lack of consensus in social systems
      I. J. Benczik, S. Z. Benczik, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia
      Europhysics Letters 82, 48006 (2008).
 

·  Zero-range process with long-range interactions at a T-junction
      A. G. Angel, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia
      Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical 40, 12811 (2007).
 

·  Inhomogeneous exclusion processes and protein synthesis
      J. J. Dong, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia
      Physical Review E76, 051113 (2007).
 

·  Two-dimensional polymer networks near percolation
      Y. Wu, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia
      Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical 41, 025004 (2007).
 

·  Power spectra of the total occupancy in the totally asymmetric simple exclusion process
      D.A. Adams, R K P Zia, and B Schmittmann
      Physical Review Letters 99, 020601 (2007).
 

·  Coarsening of “clouds” and dynamic scaling in a far-from-equilibrium model
      D.A. Adams, B Schmittmann, and R K P Zia
      Physical Review E75, 041123 (2007).
 

·  Probability currents as principal characteristics in the statistical mechanics of nonequilibrium steady states
      R. K. P. Zia and B. Schmittmann,
      Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment P07012 (2007).
 

·  Simulation studies of permeation through two-dimensional ideal polymer networks
      Y. Wu, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia
      Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment P04003 (2007).
 

·  Towards a model for protein production rates
      J. J. Dong, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Statistical Physics 128, 21 (2007).
 

·  A possible classification of nonequilibrium steady states
      R. K. P. Zia and B. Schmittmann,
      Journal of Physics A39, L409 (2006).
 

·  Canonical Analysis of Condensation in Factorised Steady State
      M. R. Evans, Satya N. Majumdar, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Statistical Physics 123, 357 (2006).
 

·  Factorised steady states in mass transport models on an arbitrary graph
      M. R. Evans, Satya N. Majumdar, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics A39, 4859 (2006).
 

·  Cluster growth and dynamic scaling in a two-lane driven diffusive system
      I. Georgiev, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics A39, 3495 (2006).
 

·  Spurious phase in a model for traffic on a bridge
      D. W. Erickson, G. Pruessner, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics A38, L659 (2005).
 

·  The Nature of the Condensate in Mass Transport Models
      Satya N. Majumdar, M. R. Evans, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review Letters 94, 180601 (2005).
 

·  Will jams get worse when slow cars move over?
      B. Schmittmann, J. Krometis, and R. K. P. Zia,
      EuroPhysics Letters 70, 299 (2005).
 

·  Gas permeation through a polymer network
      B. Schmittmann, Manoj Gopalakrishnan, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics C17, S1817 (2005).
 

·  Anomalous nucleation far from equilibrium
      I. Georgiev, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review Letters 94, 115701 (2005).
 

·  Exact dynamics of a reaction-diffusion model with spatially alternating rates
      M. Mobilia, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review E71, 056129 (2005).
 

·  The Nature of the Condensate in Mass Transport Models,
      Satya N. Majumdar, M. R. Evans, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review Letters, 94, 180601 (2005).
 

·  Will jams get worse when slow cars move over?
      B. Schmittmann, J. Krometis, and R. K. P. Zia,
      EuroPhysics Letters 70, 299 (2005).
 

·  Gas permeation through a polymer network,
      B. Schmittmann, Manoj Gopalakrishnan, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics C17, S1817 (2005).
 

·  Anomalous nucleation far from equilibrium,
      I. Georgiev, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review Letters, 94, 115701 (2005).
 

·  Construction of the factorized steady state distribution in models of mass transport,
      R. K. P. Zia, M. R. Evans and Satya N. Majumdar,
      Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment L10001 (2004).
 

·  The Effects of Next-Nearest-Neighbor Interactions on the Orientation Dependence of Step Stiffness: Reconciling Theory with Experiment for Cu(001),
      T.J. Stasevich, T.L. Einstein, R. K. P. Zia, M. Giesen, H. Ibach, and F. Szalma,
      Physical Review B70, 245404 (2004).
 

·  Complete solution of the kinetics in a far-from-equilibrium Ising chain,
      M Mobilia, R. K. P. Zia, and B. Schmittmann,
      Journal of Physics A37, L407 (2004).
 

·  Bond Percolation of Polymers,
      Manoj Gopalakrishnan, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics A37, L337 (2004).
 

·  Factorised Steady States in Mass Transport Models
      M. R. Evans, Satya N Majumdar, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics A37, L275 (2004).
 

·  Fluctuations and correlations in an individual-based model of biological coevolution
      R. K. P. Zia and P. A. Rikvold,
      Journal of Physics A37, 5135 (2004).
 

·  Effects of cooling rate and physical aging on the gas transport properties in polycarbonate,
      C. M. Laot, E. Marand, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia.
      Marcomolecules 36, 8673 (2003).
 

·  Relevance of space anisotropy in the critical behavior of m-axial Lifshitz points
      H. W. Diehl, M. A. Shpot, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review B68 224415 (2003).
 

·  Punctuated equilibria and 1/f noise in a biological coevolution model with individual-based dynamics
      P. A. Rikvold and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review E68, 031913 (2003).
 

·  Modeling, Simulations, and Analyses of Protein Synthesis: Driven Lattice Gas with Extended Objects
      L. B. Shaw, R. K. P. Zia, and K. H. Lee,
      Physical Review E68, 021910 (2003).
 

·  Watching a Drunkard for Ten Nights: a Study of Distributions of Variances
      R. K. P. Zia and B. Schmittmann,
      American Journal of Physics 71, 859 (2003).
 

·  Effects of Differential Mobility on Biased Diffusion of Two Species
      R. S. Hipolito, R. K. P. Zia, and B. Schmittmann,
      Journal of Physics A36, 4963 (2003).
 

·  Repeated Bond Traversal Probabilities for the Simple Random Walk,
      T. Antal, H.J. Hilhorst, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics, A35, 8145 (2002).
 

·  Coarsening Dynamics of a Quasi One-dimensional Driven Lattice Gas,
      J. T. Mettetal, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Europhysics Letters, 58, 653 (2002).
 

·  Getting More from Pushing Less:  Negative Specific Heat and Conductivity in Non-equilibrium Steady States,  

     R. K. P. Zia,  E. L. Praestgaard, and O. G. Mouritsen,
      American Journal of Physics, 70, 384 (2002).
 

·  Critical Behaviour of Driven Bilayer Systems: A Field-theoretic Renormalisation Group Study
      U. C. Täuber, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics A34, L583 (2001)

  

·  Quantum Neural Networks,
      S. Gupta and R. K. P. Zia,
     Journal of Computer and System Sciences 63, 355 (2001).

 

·  Comment on `Renormalization-Group Calculation of the Dependence on Gravity of the Surface Tension and Bending Rigidity of a Fluid Interface' ,
      H. W. Diehl and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review Letters 87, 209601 (2001).
 

·  Microscopic Kinetics and Time-dependent Structure Factors,
      T. Aspelmeier, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review Letters 87, 065701 (2001).
 

·  Wulff Shapes and the Critical Nucleus for a Triangular Ising Lattice,
      V.A. Shneidman and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review B63, 085410 (2001).
 

·  Fluctuations and Correlations in Population Models with Age Structure,
      Martin Howard and R. K. P. Zia,
      International Journal of Modern Physics B15, 391 (2001).
 

·  A Lattice Gas Coupled to Two Thermal Reservoirs: Monte Carlo and Field Theoretic Studies,
      E. L. Praestgaard, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      European Physical Journal B18 , 675 (2000).
 

·  Extremal-point Densities of Interface Fluctations,
      Z. Toroczkai, G. Korniss, S. Das Sarma, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review E62, 276 (2000).
 

·  Viability of Competing Field Theories for the Driven Lattice Gas,
      B. Schmittmann, H. K. Janssen, U. C. Täuber, R. K. P. Zia, K.-t. Leung, and J. L. Cardy,
      Physical Review E61, 5977 (2000).

 

·  Dynamic Scaling in Vacancy-Mediated Disordering,
      B. Schmittmann, R. K. P. Zia, and W. Triampo,
      Brazilian Journal of Physics 30, 139 (2000).
 

·  Possible Existence of an Extraordinary Phase in the Driven Lattice Gas,
      R. K. P. Zia, L. B. Shaw, and B. Schmittmann,
      Physica A279, 60 (2000).
 

·  Contrasts between Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Steady states: Computer Aided Discoveries in Simple Lattice Gases,
      R. K. P. Zia, L. B. Shaw, B. Schmittmann, and R. J. Astalos,
      Computer Physics Communications 127, 23 (2000).
 

·  "Weather" Records: Musings on Cold Days after a Long Hot Indian Summer ,
      B. Schmittmann and R. K. P. Zia,
      American Journal of Physics 67, 1269 (1999).
 

·  Phase Transitions in a Driven Ising Lattice Gas with Anisotropic Interactions ,
      L. B. Shaw, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Statistical Physics 95, 981 (1999).
 

·  Long-Range Order in a Quasi One-Dimensional Non-Equilibrium Three-State Lattice Gas,
      G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann and R. K. P. Zia,
      Europhysics Letters 45, 431 (1999).
 

·  Three Manifestations of the Pulsed Harmonic Potential,
      T. J. Newman and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics A31, 9621 (1998).
 

·  Random Walk with a Hop-Over Site: A Novel Approach to Tagged Diffusion and Its Applications,
      R. K. P. Zia and Z. Toroczkai,
      Journal of Physics A31, 9667 (1998).
 

·  Two point Correlations and Critical Line of the Driven Ising Lattice Gas in a High Temperature Expansion,
      B. Schmittmann and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Statistical Physics 91, 525 (1998).
 

·  Equilibrium Shapes of Droplets a cross Grain Boundaries,
      R. K. P. Zia,
      Physica A251, 40 (1998).
 

·  Brownian-Vacancy Mediated Disordering Dynamics,
      Z. Toroczkai, G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Europhysics Letters 40, 281 (1997).
 

·  Drifting Spatial Structures in a System with Oppositely Driven Species,
      K.-t. Leung and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review E56, 308 (1997).

 

·  Contrasts between Coarsening and Relaxational Dynamics in Surface Growth,
      M. Siegert, M. Plischke and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review Letters 78, 3705 (1997).
 

·  Aymmetries in Structure Factor Histograms,
      G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics A30, 3837 (1997).
 

·  Onset of Ordering in Driven Bi-Layer Lattice Gasses,
      B. Schmittmann, C. C. Hill and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physica A239, 382 (1997).
 

·  Periodic One-dimensional Hopping Model with One Mobile Directional Impurity,
      Z. Toroczkai and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Statistical Physics 87, 545 (1997).
 

·  Non-equilibrium Phase Transitions in a Simple Three-State Lattice Gas,
      G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Statistical Physics 86, 721 (1997).
 

·  Long Range Correlations in the Disordered Phase of a Simple Three State Lattice Gas,
      G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physica A239, 111 (1997).
 

·  Distribution of Structure Factors and Phase Transitions in a Driven Lattice Gas,
      M. S. Rudzinsky and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics A29, 6717 (1996).
 

·  Phase Transitions in Driven Bi-layer Systems: A Monte Carlo Study,
      C. Hill, R. K. P. Zia and B. Schmittmann,
      Physical Review Letters 77, 514 (1996).
 

·  A Model for Electropheresis of Polymers with Impurities: Exact Distribution for a Steady State,
      Z. Toroczkai and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physics Letters A217, 97 (1996).
 

·  Subtleties in Data Analysis Related to the Size of Critical Region ;
      K.-t. Leung and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Statistical Physics 83, 1219 (1996).

 

·  Distributions of Absolute Central Moments for Random Walk Surfaces,
      A.J. McKane and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Physics A29, 1175 (1996)
 

·  Monte Carlo Studies of a Driven Lattice Gas: I. Growth and Asymmetry during Phase Segregation,
      F. J. Alexander, C. A. Laberge, J. L. Lebowitz and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Statistical Physics 82,1133 (1996).
 

·  Novel Phase Transitions in Biased Diffusion of Two Species,
      G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann and R. K. P. Zia,
      Europhysics Letters 32, 49 (1995).
 

·  Phase Transitions in a Driven Lattice Gas at Two Temperatures,
      K.E. Bassler and R. K. P. Zia,
      Journal of Statistical Physics 80, 499 (1995).
 

·  On Singularities in the Disordered Phase of a Driven Diffusive System,
      R. K. P. Zia and B. Schmittmann,
      Zeitschrift für Physik B97, 327 (1995).
 

·  Spontaneous Structure Formation in Driven Systems with Two Species: Exact Solutions in a Mean-Field Theory,
      I. Vilfan, R. K. P. Zia and B. Schmittmann,
      Physical Review Letters 73, 2071 (1994).
 

·  Width Distribution of Curvature-driven Interfaces: A Study of Universality,
      M. Plischke, Z. Racz and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review E50, 3589 (1994).
 

·  Width Distribution for Random-Walk Interfaces,
      G. Foltin, K Oerding, Z. Racz, R. Workman and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review E50, R639 (1994).
 

·  Phase Transitions in a Non-equilibrium Potts Model: A Monte-Carlo Study of Critical Behavior,
      K. E. Bassler and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review E49, 5871 (1994).
 

·  Scaling Analysis of Narrow Necks in Curvature Models of Fluid Lipid-Bilayer Vesicles,
      B. Fourcade, L. Miao, M. Rao, M. Wortis and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review E49, 5276 (1994).
 

·  Finite-size Scaling in a Two-temperature Lattice Gas: a Monte-Carlo Study of Critical Properties,
      E. L. Praestgaard, Heine Larsen and R. K. P. Zia,
      Europhysics Letters 25, 447 (1994).
 

·  Two-temperature Kinetic Ising Model in One Dimension: Steady-state Correlations in terms of Energy and Energy Flux,
      Z. Racz and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review E49, 139 (1994).

 

selected articles published before 1994

 

·  Euclidean Group as a Dynamical Symmetry of Surface Fluctuations: The Planar Interface and Critical Behaviour ,
      D.J. Wallace and R. K. P. Zia,
      Physical Review Letters 43, 808(1979).