Entropy production along a stochastic trajectory and an integral fluctuation theorem
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- 29 March 2005
Abstract
For stochastic non-equilibrium 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 $\Delta s\t$is shown to obey a fluctuation theorem $<\exp[-\Delta s\t]> =1$ for arbitrary initial conditions and arbitrary time-dependent driving over a finite time interval.
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- Version 1, 2005-03-29, ArXiv
- Published version: Physical Review Letters, 95 (4), 040602.
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