Can one identify non-equilibrium in a three-state system by analyzing two-state trajectories?
Statistical Mechanics
2010-01-26 v1 Chemical Physics
Abstract
For a three-state Markov system in a stationary state, we discuss whether, on the basis of data obtained from effective two-state (or on-off) trajectories, it is possible to discriminate between an equilibrium state and a non-equilibrium steady state. By calculating the full phase diagram we identify a large region where such data will be consistent only with non-equilibrium conditions. This regime is considerably larger than the region with oscillatory relaxation, which has previously been identified as a sufficient criterion for non-equilibrium.
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@article{arxiv.1001.0528,
title = {Can one identify non-equilibrium in a three-state system by analyzing two-state trajectories?},
author = {C. P. Amann and T. Schmiedl and U. Seifert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.0528},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures, J. Chem. Phys. (2010) (in press)