Thermodynamic formula for the cumulant generating function of time-averaged current
Thermodynamic formula for the cumulant generating function of time-averaged current
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时均电流累积生成函数的热力学公式
DOI:
10.1103/physreve.84.061113
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发表时间:
2011
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通讯作者:
Takahiro Nemoto and Shin-ichi Sasa
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作者:
Ishihara;Shozo;Takahiro Nemoto and Shin-ichi Sasa
The cumulant generating function of time-averaged current is studied from an operational viewpoint. Specifically, for interacting Brownian particles under nonequilibrium conditions, we show that the first derivative of the cumulant generating function is equal to the expectation value of the current in a modified system with an extra force added, where the modified system is characterized by a variational principle. The formula reminds us of Einstein's fluctuation theory in equilibrium statistical mechanics. Furthermore, since the formula leads to the fluctuation-dissipation relation when the linear response regime is focused on, it is regarded as an extension of the linear response theory to that valid beyond the linear response regime. The formula is also related to previously known theories such as the Donsker-Varadhan theory, the additivity principle, and the least dissipation principle, but it is not derived from them. Examples of its application are presented for a driven Brownian particle on a ring subject to a periodic potential.