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A generalized detailed balance relation

Biological Physics 2016-06-29 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP Chemical Physics

Abstract

Given a system MM in a thermal bath we obtain a generalized detailed balance relation for the ratio r=πτ(KJ)/πτ(JK)r=\pi_\tau(K\to J)/\pi_\tau(J\to K) of the transition probabilities M:JKM:J\to K and M:KJM:K\to J in time τ\tau. We assume an active bath, containing solute molecules in metastable states. These molecules may react with MM and the transition JKJ\to K occurs through different channels α\alpha involving different reactions with the bath. We find that r=pαrαr=\sum p^\alpha r^\alpha, where pαp^\alpha is the probability that channel α\alpha occurs, and rαr^\alpha depends on the amount of heat (more precisely enthalpy) released to the bath in channel α\alpha.

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@article{arxiv.1510.08357,
  title  = {A generalized detailed balance relation},
  author = {David Ruelle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.08357},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

12 pages revised version Section 3 rewritten results unchanged

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