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A generalized integral fluctuation theorem for general jump processes

Statistical Mechanics 2009-06-11 v1 Soft Condensed Matter

Abstract

Using the Feynman-Kac and Cameron-Martin-Girsanov formulas, we obtain a generalized integral fluctuation theorem (GIFT) for discrete jump processes by constructing a time-invariable inner product. The existing discrete IFTs can be derived as its specific cases. A connection between our approach and the conventional time-reversal method is also established. Different from the latter approach that was extensively employed in existing literature, our approach can naturally bring out the definition of a time-reversal of a Markovian stochastic system. Additionally, we find the robust GIFT usually does not result into a detailed fluctuation theorem.

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@article{arxiv.0906.1876,
  title  = {A generalized integral fluctuation theorem for general jump processes},
  author = {Fei Liu and Yu-Pin Luo and Ming-Chang Huang and Zhong-can Ou-Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.1876},
  year   = {2009}
}
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