Large deviation function for entropy production in driven one-dimensional systems
Statistical Mechanics
2009-01-15 v1
Abstract
The large deviation function for entropy production is calculated for a particle driven along a periodic potential by solving a time-independent eigenvalue problem. In an intermediate force regime, the large deviation function shows pronounced deviations from a Gaussian behavior with a characteristic ``kink'' at zero entropy production. Such a feature can also be extracted from the analytical solution of the asymmetric random walk to which the driven particle can be mapped in a certain parameter range.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0804.0346,
title = {Large deviation function for entropy production in driven one-dimensional systems},
author = {Jakob Mehl and Thomas Speck and Udo Seifert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.0346},
year = {2009}
}