On the fluctuation-dissipation theorem for convective processes

DOI10.1515/JNETDY.2007.002zbMATH Open1144.82337arXiv0710.5743OpenAlexW3102381759MaRDI QIDQ883226FDOQ883226

Authors: Alan J. McKane, Federico Vazquez, Miguel Angel Olivares-Robles 

Publication date: 4 June 2007

Published in: Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: When making the connection between the thermodynamics of irreversible processes and the theory of stochastic processes through the fluctuation-dissipation theorem, it is necessary to invoke a postulate of the Einstein-Boltzmann type. For convective processes hydrodynamic fluctuations must be included, the velocity is a dynamical variable and although the entropy cannot depend directly on the velocity, $delt{a}^{2}S$ will depend on velocity variations. Some authors do not include velocity variations in $delt{a}^{2}S$, and so have to introduce a non-thermodynamic function which replaces the entropy and does depend on the velocity. At first sight, it seems that the introduction of such a function requires a generalisation of the Einstein-Boltzmann relation to be invoked. We review the reason why it is not necessary to introduce such a function, and therefore why there is no need to generalise the Einstein-Boltzmann relation in this way. We then obtain the fluctuation-dissipation theorem which shows some differences as compared with the non-convective case. We also show that $delt{a}^{2}S$ is a Liapunov function when it includes velocity fluctuations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0710.5743

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stochastic methods (Fokker-Planck, Langevin, etc.) applied to problems in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C31) Irreversible thermodynamics, including Onsager-Machlup theory (82C35)

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• A generalized fluctuation-dissipation theorem for the one-dimensional diffusion process
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