Stochastic Thermodynamics of Brownian motion in Temperature Gradient

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Main Authors: Ding, Mingnan, Wu, Jun, Xing, Xiangjun
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author Ding, Mingnan
Wu, Jun
Xing, Xiangjun
author_facet Ding, Mingnan
Wu, Jun
Xing, Xiangjun
contents We study stochastic thermodynamics of a Brownian particle which is subjected to a temperature gradient and is confined by an external potential. We first formulate an over-damped Ito-Langevin theory in terms of local temperature, friction coefficient, and steady state distribution, all of which are experimentally measurable. We then study the associated stochastic thermodynamics theory. We analyze the excess entropy production (EP) both at trajectory level and at ensemble level, and derive the Clausius inequality as well as the transient fluctuation theorem (FT). We also use molecular dynamics to simulate a Brownian particle inside a Lennard-Jones fluid and verify the FT. Remarkably we find that the FT remains valid even in the under-damped regime. We explain the possible mechanism underlying this surprising result.
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spellingShingle Stochastic Thermodynamics of Brownian motion in Temperature Gradient
Ding, Mingnan
Wu, Jun
Xing, Xiangjun
Statistical Mechanics
Soft Condensed Matter
We study stochastic thermodynamics of a Brownian particle which is subjected to a temperature gradient and is confined by an external potential. We first formulate an over-damped Ito-Langevin theory in terms of local temperature, friction coefficient, and steady state distribution, all of which are experimentally measurable. We then study the associated stochastic thermodynamics theory. We analyze the excess entropy production (EP) both at trajectory level and at ensemble level, and derive the Clausius inequality as well as the transient fluctuation theorem (FT). We also use molecular dynamics to simulate a Brownian particle inside a Lennard-Jones fluid and verify the FT. Remarkably we find that the FT remains valid even in the under-damped regime. We explain the possible mechanism underlying this surprising result.
title Stochastic Thermodynamics of Brownian motion in Temperature Gradient
topic Statistical Mechanics
Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.15764