Dynamical Ensembles in Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics
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2009-10-22 v1 Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
Ruelle's principle for turbulence leading to what is usually called the Sinai-Ruelle-Bowen distribution (SRB) is applied to the statistical mechanics of many particle systems in nonequilibrium stationary states. A specific prediction, obtained without the need to construct explicitly the SRB itself, is shown to be in agreement with a recent computer experiment on a strongly sheared fluid. This presents the first test of the principle on a many particle system far from equilibrium. A possible application to fluid mechanics is also discussed.
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@article{arxiv.chao-dyn/9410007,
title = {Dynamical Ensembles in Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics},
author = {G. Gallavotti and E. G. D. Cohen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:chao-dyn/9410007},
year = {2009}
}
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Postscript, 12 pages, 132K, 1 uncompressed file Keywords: chaos, nonequilibrium ensembles, Markov partitions, Ruelle principle, Lyapunov exponents, gas