Stochastic thermodynamics, fluctuation theorems and molecular machines

U Seifert - Reports on progress in physics, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Stochastic thermodynamics as reviewed here systematically provides a framework for
extending the notions of classical thermodynamics such as work, heat and entropy …

Fluctuation theorems for stochastic dynamics

RJ Harris, GM Schütz - Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Fluctuation theorems make use of time reversal to make predictions about entropy
production in many-body systems far from thermal equilibrium. Here we review the wide …

Fluctuation theorem in quantum heat conduction

K Saito, A Dhar - Physical Review Letters, 2007 - APS
We consider steady-state heat conduction across a quantum harmonic chain connected to
reservoirs modeled by infinite collection of oscillators. The heat, Q, flowing across the …

Fluidized granular medium as an instance of the fluctuation theorem

K Feitosa, N Menon - Physical review letters, 2004 - APS
We study the statistics of the power flux into a collection of inelastic beads maintained in a
fluidized steady state by external mechanical driving. The power shows large fluctuations …

A fluctuation theorem for non-equilibrium relaxational systems driven by external forces

F Zamponi, F Bonetto, LF Cugliandolo… - Journal of Statistical …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
We discuss an extension of the fluctuation theorem to stochastic models that, in the limit of
zero external drive, are not able to equilibrate with their environment, extending earlier …

Distribution of entropy production for a colloidal particle in a nonequilibrium steady state

T Speck, V Blickle, C Bechinger, U Seifert - Europhysics Letters, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
For a colloidal particle driven by a constant force across a periodic potential, we investigate
the distribution of entropy production both experimentally and theoretically. For short …

Symmetry Properties of the Large-Deviation Function of the Velocity<? format?> of a Self-Propelled Polar Particle

N Kumar, S Ramaswamy, AK Sood - Physical review letters, 2011 - APS
A geometrically polar granular rod confined in 2D geometry, subjected to a sinusoidal
vertical oscillation, undergoes noisy self-propulsion in a direction determined by its polarity …

Large deviations of heat flow in harmonic chains

A Kundu, S Sabhapandit, A Dhar - Journal of Statistical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We consider heat transport across a harmonic chain connected at its two ends to white-
noise Langevin reservoirs at different temperatures. In the steady state of this system the …

Nonequilibrium two-phase coexistence in a confined granular layer

A Prevost, P Melby, DA Egolf, JS Urbach - Physical Review E—Statistical …, 2004 - APS
We report the observation of the homogenous nucleation of crystals in a dense layer of steel
spheres confined between two horizontal plates vibrated vertically. Above a critical vibration …

Heat and work fluctuations for a harmonic oscillator

S Sabhapandit - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2012 - APS
The formalism of Kundu et al.[J. Stat. Mech. P03007 (2011) 1742-5468 10.1088/1742-
5468/2011/03/P03007], for computing the large deviations of heat flow in harmonic systems …