Nonequilibrium Equalities in Absolutely Irreversible Processes
Statistical Mechanics
2016-08-11 v4
Abstract
We generalize nonequilibrium integral equalities to situations involving absolutely irreversible processes for which the forward-path probability vanishes and the entropy production diverges, rendering conventional integral fluctuation theorems inapplicable. We identify the mathematical origins of absolute irreversibility as the singularity of probability measure. We demonstrate the validity of the obtained equalities for several models.
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@article{arxiv.1401.4494,
title = {Nonequilibrium Equalities in Absolutely Irreversible Processes},
author = {Yûto Murashita and Ken Funo and Masahito Ueda},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.4494},
year = {2016}
}
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14 pages, 8 figures