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Fluctuation theorem for stochastic dynamics

Statistical Mechanics 2009-10-30 v2 chao-dyn Chaotic Dynamics

Abstract

The fluctuation theorem of Gallavotti and Cohen holds for finite systems undergoing Langevin dynamics. In such a context all non-trivial ergodic theory issues are by-passed, and the theorem takes a particularly simple form. As a particular case, we obtain a nonlinear fluctuation-dissipation theorem valid for equilibrium systems perturbed by arbitrarily strong fields.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9709304,
  title  = {Fluctuation theorem for stochastic dynamics},
  author = {Jorge Kurchan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9709304},
  year   = {2009}
}

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15 pages, a section rewritten