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Extended local equilibrium approach to stochastic thermodynamics

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A new approach to stochastic thermodynamics is developed, in which the local equilibrium hypothesis is extended to incorporate the effect of fluctuations. A fluctuating entropy in the form of a random functional of the fluctuating state variables is introduced, whose balance equation allows to identify the stochastic entropy flux and stochastic entropy production. The statistical properties of these quantities are analyzed and illustrated on representative examples.

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  1. Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems (CENOLI), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Campus Plaine, CP 231, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Y. De Decker & G. Nicolis

  2. Nonlinear Physical Chemistry Unit, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Campus Plaine, CP 231, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Y. De Decker

  3. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, 14412, Potsdam, Germany

    A. Garcia Cantú Ros

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De Decker, Y., Garcia Cantú Ros, A. & Nicolis, G. Extended local equilibrium approach to stochastic thermodynamics. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 224, 947–968 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2015-02438-3

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