Entropy production in continuous phase space systems
Statistical Mechanics
2013-10-23 v2
Abstract
We propose an alternative method to compute the entropy production of a classical underdamped nonequilibrium system in a continuous phase space. This approach has the advantage that it is not necessary to distinguish between even and odd-parity variables. We show that the method leads to the same local entropy production as in previous studies while the differential entropy production along a stochastic trajectory turns out to be different. This demonstrates that the differential entropy production in continuous phase space systems is not uniquely defined.
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@article{arxiv.1305.0655,
title = {Entropy production in continuous phase space systems},
author = {David Luposchainsky and Haye Hinrichsen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.0655},
year = {2013}
}
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