Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2006-05-03
J. Chem. Phys. 126, 044101 (2007)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
14 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in J. Chem. Phys
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.2428297
For chemical reaction networks described by a master equation, we define energy and entropy on a stochastic trajectory and develop a consistent nonequilibrium thermodynamic description along a single stochastic trajectory of reaction events. A first-law like energy balance relates internal energy, applied (chemical) work and dissipated heat for every single reaction. Entropy production along a single trajectory involves a sum over changes in the entropy of the network itself and the entropy of the medium. The latter is given by the exchanged heat identified through the first law. Total entropy production is constrained by an integral fluctuation theorem for networks arbitrarily driven by time-dependent rates and a detailed fluctuation theorem for networks in the steady state. Further exact relations like a generalized Jarzynski relation and a generalized Clausius inequality are discussed. We illustrate these results for a three-species cyclic reaction network which exhibits nonequilibrium steady states as well as transitions between different steady states.
Schmiedl Tim
Seifert Udo
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