Waiting-time based entropy estimators in continuous space without Markovian events
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| author | Fritz, Jonas H. Seifert, Udo |
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| contents | Estimating entropy production in continuous systems that can only be observed with a limited resolution remains an open problem in stochastic thermodynamics. Extant estimators based on the measurement of waiting-time distributions require either the detection of Markovian events, which uniquely determine the state of the system, or assume a discrete underlying dynamics. We present a novel estimator that relies solely on the detection of a single particle leaving or entering regions, or crossing manifolds, in continuous space. This estimator is based on the frequency and the duration of transitions between such events. We derive this bound by introducing two kinds of discretization of space. Finally, we compare our novel bound to the TUR using simulations of a Brownian vortex and discuss its relation to other lower bounds to entropy production. |
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| spellingShingle | Waiting-time based entropy estimators in continuous space without Markovian events Fritz, Jonas H. Seifert, Udo Statistical Mechanics Biological Physics Estimating entropy production in continuous systems that can only be observed with a limited resolution remains an open problem in stochastic thermodynamics. Extant estimators based on the measurement of waiting-time distributions require either the detection of Markovian events, which uniquely determine the state of the system, or assume a discrete underlying dynamics. We present a novel estimator that relies solely on the detection of a single particle leaving or entering regions, or crossing manifolds, in continuous space. This estimator is based on the frequency and the duration of transitions between such events. We derive this bound by introducing two kinds of discretization of space. Finally, we compare our novel bound to the TUR using simulations of a Brownian vortex and discuss its relation to other lower bounds to entropy production. |
| title | Waiting-time based entropy estimators in continuous space without Markovian events |
| topic | Statistical Mechanics Biological Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05170 |