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Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations are used to demonstrate the asymptotic convergence of the transient and steady-state forms of the fluctuation theorem. In the case of planar Poiseuille flow, we find that the transient form, valid for all times, converges to the steady-state predictions on microscopic time scales. Further, we find that the time of convergence for the two theorems coincides with the time required for satisfaction of the asymptotic steady-state fluctuation theorem.
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Ayton, G., Evans, D.J. On the Asymptotic Convergence of the Transient and Steady-State Fluctuation Theorems. Journal of Statistical Physics 97, 811–815 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004679628622
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