Supersymmetry and Nonequilibrium Work Relations
Abstract
We give a field-theoretic proof of the nonequilibrium work relations for a space dependent field with stochastic dynamics. The path integral representation and its symmetries allow us to derive Jarzynski's equality. In addition, we derive a set of exact identities that generalize the fluctuation-dissipation relations to far-from equilibrium situations. These identities are prone to experimental verification. Furthermore, we show that supersymmetry invariance of the Langevin equation, which is broken when the external potential is time-dependent, is partially restored by adding to the action a term which is precisely Jarzynski's work. Jarzynski's equality can also be deduced from this supersymmetry
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@article{arxiv.0711.2059,
title = {Supersymmetry and Nonequilibrium Work Relations},
author = {Kirone Mallick and Moshe Moshe and Henri Orland},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.2059},
year = {2008}
}
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