Static and dynamical nonequilibrium fluctuations
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-05 v1
Abstract
Various notions of fluctuations exist depending on the way one chooses to measure them. We discuss two extreme cases (continuous measurement versus long inter-measurement times) and we see their relation with entropy production and with escape rates. A simple explanation of why the relative entropy satisfies a Hamilton-Jacobi equation is added.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0612525,
title = {Static and dynamical nonequilibrium fluctuations},
author = {C. Maes and K. Netocny},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0612525},
year = {2009}
}
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10 pages