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Multiple dynamic transitions in nonequilibrium work fluctuations.
- Source :
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Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2013 Sep 27; Vol. 111 (13), pp. 130601. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 24. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- 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 the high-dimensional dynamical systems should exhibit similar multiple dynamic transitions.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1079-7114
- Volume :
- 111
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Physical review letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24116762
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.130601