The Kawasaki identity and the Fluctuation Theorem
Abstract
In this paper we show that the Fluctuation Theorem of Evans and Searles [D. J. Evans, D. J. Searles, Phys. Rev. E 50, 1645 (1994)] implies that the Kawasaki function <exp(-Ωt)> is unity for all time t. We confirm this relationship using experimental data obtained using optical tweezers, and show that the Kawasaki function is a valuable diagnostic tool.
- Publication:
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Journal of Chemical Physics
- Pub Date:
- November 2004
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.1802211
- Bibcode:
- 2004JChPh.121.8179C
- Keywords:
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- 05.40.-a;
- 02.30.Sa;
- Fluctuation phenomena random processes noise and Brownian motion;
- Functional analysis