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Stochastic thermodynamics for Ising chain and symmetric exclusion process

Statistical Mechanics 2017-03-15 v2

Abstract

We verify the finite time fluctuation theorem for a linear Ising chain at its ends in contact with heat reservoirs. Analytic results are derived for a chain consisting of only two spins. The system can be mapped onto a model for particle transport, namely the symmetric exclusion process, in contact with thermal and particle reservoirs. We modify the symmetric exclusion process to represent a thermal engine and reproduce universal features of the efficiency at maximum power.

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@article{arxiv.1611.08188,
  title  = {Stochastic thermodynamics for Ising chain and symmetric exclusion process},
  author = {R. Toral and C. Van den Broeck and D. Escaff and Katja Lindenberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.08188},
  year   = {2017}
}