Jarzynski Equality and Irreversibility

2013/03/15 by W. Muschik, Wolfgang Muschik, Muschik, Wolfgang
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #FOS: Physical sciences #Mathematical Physics (math-ph) #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #Statistical Mechanics and Entropy #cond-mat.stat-mech #math-ph #math.MP

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1303.3756

This paper has been withdrawn by the author because Jarzynski's equality takes also processes into consideration which do not satisfy the 2nd law. Consequently, a modified non-equilibrium thermodynamics has to be developped taking into account the "anti-irreversible admixtures"

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Abstract

Using methods of phenomenological non-equilibrium thermodynamics, the proof is performed that Jarzynski's equality is only valid in the reversible limit and that a conclusion to non-equilibrium inequalities concerning free energy and work is not possible and therefore not allowed.

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