Christian Maes

Title

H-theorems and statistical forces outside equilibrium

Abstract

H-theorems and statistical forces we review some work mostly in collaboration with Karel Neto on the physical significance of static large deviations (nonequilibrium free energies).
They play a role as Lyapunov functions and for the understanding of thermodynamic stability of the steady nonequilibrium condition. They also appear as statistical forces in nonequilibrium response theory and in effective dynamics for systems connected to nonequilibrium reservoirs.

References:
[1] C. Maes and K. Neto , Revisiting the Glansdorff-Prigogine criterion for stability within irreversible thermodynamics (in preparation).
[2] C. Maes, On the Second Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem for Nonequilibrium Baths. Journal of Statistical Physics 154, 705-722 (2014).
[3] W. De Roeck, C. Maes and K. Neto , H-Theorems from Macroscopic Autonomous Equations. J. Stat. Phys.123, 571-584 (2006).

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