Physics of large deviation

DOI10.1088/0031-8949/86/05/058514MaRDI QIDQ4921163zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Shin-ichi Sasa

Publication date 22 May 2013

Published in Physica Scripta (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1204.5584

zbMATH Keywords

fluctuation theoremlarge deviation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Large deviations (60F10) Classical dynamic and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82C05)

Abstract: A large deviation function mathematically characterizes the statistical property of atypical events. Recently, in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, large deviation functions have been used to describe universal laws such as the fluctuation theorem. Despite such significance, large deviation functions have not been easily obtained in laboratory experiments. Thus, in order to understand the physical significance of large deviation functions, it is necessary to consider their experimental measurability in greater detail. This aspect of large deviation is discussed with the presentation of a future problem.

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