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Momentum transfer in non-equilibrium steady states

Statistical Mechanics 2015-05-30 v2

Abstract

When a Brownian object interacts with non-interacting gas particles under non-equilibrium conditions, the energy dissipation associated to the Brownian motion causes an additional force on the object as a `momentum transfer deficit'. This principle is demonstrated first by a new NESS model and then applied to several known models such as adiabatic piston for which simple explanation has been lacking.

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@article{arxiv.1109.6553,
  title  = {Momentum transfer in non-equilibrium steady states},
  author = {Antoine Fruleux and Ryoichi Kawai and Ken Sekimoto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.6553},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures