Path-integral analysis of fluctuation theorems for general Langevin processes
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-11 v2
Abstract
We examine classical, transient fluctuation theorems within the unifying framework of Langevin dynamics. We explicitly distinguish between the effects of non-conservative forces that violate detailed balance, and non-autonomous dynamics arising from the variation of an external parameter. When both these sources of nonequilibrium behavior are present, there naturally arise two distinct fluctuation theorems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0605471,
title = {Path-integral analysis of fluctuation theorems for general Langevin processes},
author = {Vladimir Y. Chernyak and Michael Chertkov and Christopher Jarzynski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0605471},
year = {2009}
}
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24 pages, one figure