Power and heat fluctuation theorems for electric circuits

Using recent fluctuation theorems from nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, we extend the theory for voltage fluctuations in electric circuits to power and heat fluctuations. They could be of particular relevance for the functioning of small circuits. This is done for a parallel resistor and capaci...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2004-04, Vol.92 (13), p.130601-130601, Article 130601
Hauptverfasser: van Zon, R, Ciliberto, S, Cohen, E G D
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Using recent fluctuation theorems from nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, we extend the theory for voltage fluctuations in electric circuits to power and heat fluctuations. They could be of particular relevance for the functioning of small circuits. This is done for a parallel resistor and capacitor with a constant current source for which we use the analogy with a Brownian particle dragged through a fluid by a moving harmonic potential, where circuit-specific analogs are needed on top of the Brownian-Nyquist analogy. The results may also hold for other circuits as another example shows.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.92.130601