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arxiv: 1411.5101 · v4 · pith:4T4X2RNLnew · submitted 2014-11-19 · ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech

Statistical work-energy theorems in deterministic dynamics

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We theoretically explore the Bochkov-Kuzovlev-Jarzynski-Crooks work theorems in a finite system subject to external control, which is coupled to a heat reservoir. We first elaborate the mechanical energy-balance between the system and the surrounding reservoir and proceed to formulate the statistical counterpart under the general nonequilibrium conditions. Consequently, a consistency condition is derived, underpinning the nonequilibrium equalities, both in the framework of the system-centric and nonautonomous Hamiltonian pictures and its utility is examined in a few examples. Also, we elucidate that the symmetric fluctuation associated with forward and backward manipulation of the nonequilibrium work is contingent on time-reversal invariance of the underlying mesoscopic dynamics.

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