Illustration of the Jarzynski nonequilibrium work relation for an ideal gas

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dc.creatorLua, Rhonald C.
dc.date2005-11-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:46:02Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:46:02Z
dc.descriptionThe Jarzynski relation is a recently discovered result relating the average exponential of the work done under nonequilibrium conditions to an equilibrium free energy difference. We illustrate this remarkable relation by considering the expansion and compression of a classical ideal gas particle inside a cavity with a moving piston in one dimension. Using a simple relationship between the distributions of the nonequilibrium work done in the two (forward and reverse) processes, we verify the Jarzynski relation and discuss the practical realization of the Jarzynski equality for the model.
dc.description9 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511302
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511302
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/103213
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleIllustration of the Jarzynski nonequilibrium work relation for an ideal gas
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