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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Hijar, H, de Zarate, JMO
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/228
Acceso en línea:http://hdlhandlenet/123456789/45
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Education, Scientific Disciplines
Physics, Multidisciplinary
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Sumario: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.