The Fluctuation Theorem for Stochastic Systems

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25 January 1999

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

Abstract

The Fluctuation Theorem describes the probability ratio of observing trajectories that satisfy or violate the second law of thermodynamics. It has been proved in a number of different ways for thermostatted deterministic nonequilibrium systems. In the present paper we show that the Fluctuation Theorem is also valid for a class of stochastic nonequilibrium systems. The Theorem is therefore not reliant on the reversibility or the determinism of the underlying dynamics. Numerical tests verify the theoretical result.

Keywords

SYSTEMS THE FLUCTUATION
OBSERVING TRAJECTORIES
NONEQUILIBRIUM SYSTEMS
FLUCTUATION THEOREM
STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS
THEOREM DESCRIBES
PROBABILITY RATIO

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Version 1, 1999-01-25, ArXiv
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Published version: Physical Review E, 60 (1), 159.

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