Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2007-11-12
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
14 pages, 7 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.77.031117
At equilibrium, a fluid element, within a larger heat bath, receives random impulses from the bath. Those impulses, which induce stochastic transitions in the system (the fluid element), respect the principle of detailed balance, because the bath is also at equilibrium. Under continuous shear, the fluid element adopts a non-equilibrium steady state. Because the surrounding bath of fluid under shear is also in a non-equilibrium steady state, the system receives stochastic impulses with a non-equilibrium distribution. Those impulses no longer respect detailed balance, but are nevertheless constrained by rules. The rules in question, which are applicable to a wide sub-class of driven steady states, were recently derived [R. M. L. Evans, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 92}, 150601 (2004); J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. {\bf 38}, 293 (2005)] using information-theoretic arguments. In the present paper, we provide a more fundamental derivation, based on the uncontroversial, non-Bayesian interpretation of probabilities as simple ratios of countable quantities. We apply the results to some simple models of interacting particles, to investigate the nature of forces that are mediated by a non-equilibrium noise-source such as a fluid under shear.
Baule Adrian
Evans Mike R. L.
Simha Aditi
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