Topologically constrained fluctuations and thermodynamics regulate nonequilibrium response
Gabriela Fernandes Martins, Jordan M. Horowitz
Abstract
Near equilibrium, the fluctuation-dissipation theorem is an important tool in understanding how a system responds to external perturbations. Here the authors derive expressions that describe the response of physical observables outside of equilibrium, in terms of both the topology of the microscopic state space and the strength of thermodynamic driving.
Topics & Concepts
Non-equilibrium thermodynamicsObservableStatistical physicsDissipationFluctuation theoremFluctuation-dissipation theoremThermodynamic equilibriumPhysicsSpace (punctuation)Classical mechanicsThermodynamicsTheoretical physicsComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsOperating systemAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsNeural dynamics and brain functionthermodynamics and calorimetric analyses