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Multiscale Entropies as Order Parameters for Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions
Abstract
We develop a multiscale entropy framework based on the wavelet conditional renormalization group that decomposes the total Shannon entropy into contributions from different spatial scales. Generative modeling enables accurate estimation of these entropies from configurations or snapshots, even in nonequilibrium systems whose underlying probability distributions are unknown. Applications to the equilibrium φ4 model and nonequilibrium active Model B+ show that multiscale entropies reveal criticality and spatial organization obscured in the total entropy. These entropies serve as scale-dependent order parameters for characterizing phase transitions and pattern formation.
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BibTeX
@misc{jung2026multiscale,
title = {{Multiscale Entropies as Order Parameters for Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions}},
author = {Gerhard Jung and Misaki Ozawa},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.27705},
eprint = {2609.27705},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.27705},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Multiscale Entropies as Order Parameters for Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions
AU - Gerhard Jung
AU - Misaki Ozawa
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/23
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.27705
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.27705
AB - We develop a multiscale entropy framework based on the wavelet conditional renormalization group that decomposes the total Shannon entropy into contributions from different spatial scales. Generative modeling enables accurate estimation of these entropies from configurations or snapshots, even in nonequilibrium systems whose underlying probability distributions are unknown. Applications to the equilibrium φ^4 model and nonequilibrium active Model B+ show that multiscale entropies reveal criticality and spatial organization obscured in the total entropy. These entropies serve as scale-dependent order parameters for characterizing phase transitions and pattern formation.
ER -