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A Thermodynamic Non-Linear Response Relation

Statistical Mechanics 2021-03-24 v1

Abstract

The fluctuation-dissipation-theorem connects equilibrium to mildly (linearly) perturbed situations in a thermodynamic manner: It involves the observable of interest and the entropy production caused by the perturbation. We derive a relation which connects responses of arbitrary order in perturbation strength to correlations of entropy production of lower order, thereby extending the fluctuation-dissipation-theorem to cases far from equilibrium in a thermodynamic way. The relation is validated and studied for a 4-state-model.

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@article{arxiv.2101.05019,
  title  = {A Thermodynamic Non-Linear Response Relation},
  author = {Tristan Holsten and Matthias Krüger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.05019},
  year   = {2021}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures

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