articlePhysical Review LettersJul 20, 2005GREEN OA

Entropy Production along a Stochastic Trajectory and an Integral Fluctuation Theorem

University of Stuttgart

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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.

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Keywords
  • Entropy production
  • Fluctuation theorem
  • Physics
  • Entropy (arrow of time)
  • Langevin equation
  • H-theorem
  • Statistical physics
  • Maximum entropy probability distribution
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