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This paper concerns the properties of a symmetric barrier between two reservoirs. The barrier can passK conserved quantities. The current of theith quantity is assumed to satisfy the nonlinear relationJ i=A ijΔβj+BijklΔβjΔβkΔβl where the Δβi's are the affinity differences across the barrier andA ij andB ijkl are functions of the average affinities of the reserviors. It is shown thatB ijkl is symmetric in all indices.
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Garrod, C., Hurley, J.P. Symmetry properties of nonlinear barrier coefficients. J Stat Phys 29, 33–37 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01008246
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01008246