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Thermodynamic bounds for diffusion in non-equilibrium systems with multiple timescales

Statistical Mechanics 2023-05-23 v2

Abstract

We derive a Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relation bounding the mean squared displacement of a Gaussian process with memory, driven out of equilibrium by unbalanced thermal baths and/or by external forces. Our bound is tighter with respect to previous results and also holds at finite time. We apply our findings to experimental and numerical data for a many-body interacting granular fluid, characterized by regimes of anomalous diffusion. In some cases, our relation can distinguish between equilibrium and non-equilibrium behavior, a non-trivial inference task, particularly for Gaussian processes.

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@article{arxiv.2207.08218,
  title  = {Thermodynamic bounds for diffusion in non-equilibrium systems with multiple timescales},
  author = {Andrea Plati and Andrea Puglisi and Alessandro Sarracino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.08218},
  year   = {2023}
}

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One file with Main text and appendix

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