Abstract
A flux fluctuation theorem proposed recently [Seitaridou, et al., J. Phys. Chem. B 111 (2007) 2288] on the relative probability of direct and reverse diffusion fluxes in a non-equilibrium steady state is related here to a non-equilibrium thermodynamic potential used in extended irreversible thermodynamics. This connection allows one to provide a new derivation of the theorem, which complements the previous one, to generalize it to other fluxes, and illustrates the thermodynamic relevance of this theorem. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3301-3303 |
Journal | Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics |
Volume | 373 |
Issue number | 37 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2009 |
Keywords
- Extended irreversible thermodynamics
- Fluctuations
- Flux fluctuation theorem
- Maximum-entropy formalism
- Non-equilibrium thermodynamics