Jarzynski Equality and Irreversibility
Mathematical Physics
2013-07-02 v2 Statistical Mechanics
math.MP
Abstract
Using methods of phenomenological non-equilibrium thermodynamics, the proof is performed that Jarzynski's equality is only valid in the reversible limit and that a conclusion to non-equilibrium inequalities concerning free energy and work is not possible and therefore not allowed.
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@article{arxiv.1303.3756,
title = {Jarzynski Equality and Irreversibility},
author = {Wolfgang Muschik},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.3756},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
This paper has been withdrawn by the author because Jarzynski's equality takes also processes into consideration which do not satisfy the 2nd law. Consequently, a modified non-equilibrium thermodynamics has to be developped taking into account the "anti-irreversible admixtures"