Thursday, January 10, 2013

1301.1806 (Jae Dong Noh et al.)

Multiple dynamic transitions in nonequilibrium work fluctuations    [PDF]

Jae Dong Noh, Chulan Kwon, Hyunggyu Park
The time-dependent work probability distribution function $P(W)$ is investigated analytically for a diffusing particle trapped by an anisotropic harmonic potential and driven by a nonconservative drift force in two dimensions. We find that the exponential tail shape of $P(W)$ characterizing rare-event probabilities undergoes a sequence of dynamic transitions in time. These remarkable locking-unlocking type transitions result from an intricate interplay between a rotational mode induced by the nonconservative force and an anisotropic decaying mode due to the conservative attractive force. We expect that most of high-dimensional dynamical systems should exhibit similar multiple dynamic transitions.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.1806

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