2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/151906The problem of state selection when multiple metastable states compete for occupation is considered for systems that are accelerated far from equilibrium. The dynamics of the supercurrent in a narrow superconducting ring under the influence of an external electric field is used to illustrate the general phenomenology.4 pages, 4 Postscript figuresSoft Condensed MatterStatistical MechanicsSuperconductivitytext