Experimental demonstration of violations of the second law of thermodynamics for small systems and short time scales
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Wang, Genmiao; Sevick, Edith M; Mittag, Emil; Searles, Debra J; Evans, Denis
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We experimentally demonstrate the fluctuation theorem, which predicts appreciable and measurable violations of the second law of thermodynamics for small systems over short time scales, by following the trajectory of a colloidal particle captured in an optical trap that is translated relative to surrounding water molecules. From each particle trajectory, we calculate the entropy production/consumption over the duration of the trajectory and determine the fraction of second law–defying...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2002-07-15 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10440/854 http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/10440/854 |
Source: | Physical Review Letters |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.050601 |
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