Jarzynski's equality illustrated by simple examples

The Jarzynski theorem is perhaps the most recently discovered simple general formula in elementary statistical physics. In this paper, written with a pedagogical aim, we illustrate the physical concepts under the Jarzynski and related results by a detailed calculation with a representative example....

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Published inEuropean journal of physics Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 1097 - 1106
Main Authors Hijar, Humberto, Ortiz de Zarate, Jose M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.09.2010
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Summary:The Jarzynski theorem is perhaps the most recently discovered simple general formula in elementary statistical physics. In this paper, written with a pedagogical aim, we illustrate the physical concepts under the Jarzynski and related results by a detailed calculation with a representative example. The physics of the model is sufficiently transparent so that it becomes suitable to incorporate in a general course of statistical physics. (Contains 2 figures.)
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ISSN:0143-0807
1361-6404
DOI:10.1088/0143-0807/31/5/012