Thermodynamic constraints on the nonequilibrium response of one-dimensional diffusions
Qi Gao, Hyun-Myung Chun, Jordan M. Horowitz
Abstract
We analyze the static response to perturbations of nonequilibrium steady states that can be modeled as one-dimensional diffusions on the circle. We demonstrate that an arbitrary perturbation can be broken up into a combination of three specific classes of perturbations that can be fruitfully addressed individually. For each class, we derive a simple formula that quantitatively characterizes the response in terms of the strength of nonequilibrium driving valid arbitrarily far from equilibrium.
Topics & Concepts
Non-equilibrium thermodynamicsStatistical physicsPerturbation (astronomy)PhysicsSimple (philosophy)MathematicsPerturbation theory (quantum mechanics)Classical mechanicsSteady state (chemistry)Mathematical analysisApplied mathematicsThermodynamic equilibriumAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanicsstochastic dynamics and bifurcationTheoretical and Computational Physics