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Hamiltonian Derivation of a Detailed Fluctuation Theorem

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We analyze the microscopic evolution of a system undergoing a far-from-equilibrium thermodynamic process. Explicitly accounting for the degrees of freedom of participating heat reservoirs, we derive a hybrid result, similar in form to both the fluctuation theorem and a statement of detailed balance. We relate this result to the steady-state fluctuation theorem and to a free energy relation valid far from equilibrium.

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Jarzynski, C. Hamiltonian Derivation of a Detailed Fluctuation Theorem. Journal of Statistical Physics 98, 77–102 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018670721277

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