Non-equilibrium nanothermodynamics

Details Non-equilibrium nanothermodynamics Non-equilibrium nanothermodynamics

2007-10-25

arxiv.org/abs/0710.4771v3

Phys. Rev. E 77, 022102 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

9 pages

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.77.022102

Entropy production for a system not in the thermodynamic limit is formulated using Hill's nanothermodynamics, in which a macroscopic ensemble of such systems is considered. External influence of the environment on the average nanosystem is connected to irreversible work with an explicit formula based on Jarzynsky equality. Entropy production retains its usual form as a sum of products of fluxes and forces and Onsager's symmetry principle is proven to hold for the average nanosystem if it is valid for the macroscopic ensemble, by two methods. The first one provides expressions that relate the coefficients of the two systems. The second gives a general condition for a system under a external force to preserve Onsager's symmetry.

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