Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: For stochastic nonequilibrium dynamics like a Langevin equation for a colloidal particle or a master equation for discrete states, entropy production along a single trajectory is studied. It involves both genuine particle entropy and entropy production in the surrounding medium. The integrated sum of both Delatas(tot) is shown to obey a fluctuation theorem (exp([-Deltas(tot) = 1 for arbitrary initial conditions and arbitrary time-dependent driving over a finite time interval.
Source: Physical Review Letters
Author: Udo Seifert
Institution: University of Stuttgart
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2086845400