Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2001-06-11
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
submitted to J. Stat. Phys; new version deeply changed; new results added (17 pages)
Scientific paper
In this paper, we consider the Langevin equation from an unusual point of view, that is as an archetype for a dissipative system driven out of equilibrium by an external excitation. Using path integral method, we compute exactly the probability density function of the power (averaged over a time interval of length $\tau$) injected (and dissipated) by the random force into a Brownian particle driven by a Langevin equation. The resulting distribution, as well as the associated large deviation function, display strong asymmetry, whose origin is explained. Connections with the so-called ``Fluctuation Theorem'' are thereafter discussed. Finally, considering Langevin equations with a pinning potential, we show that the large deviation function associated with the injected power is \textit{completely} \textit{insensitive} to the presence of a potential.
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