Experimental studies of the transient fluctuation theorem using liquid crystals

Datta, Soma; Roy, Arun

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dc.contributor.author	Datta, Soma	-
dc.contributor.author	Roy, Arun	-
dc.date.accessioned	2010-01-20T11:42:05Z	-
dc.date.available	2010-01-20T11:42:05Z	-
dc.date.issued	2009-05	-
dc.identifier.citation	Pramana, 2009, Vol.72, p797	en
dc.identifier.issn	0304-4289 -P	-
dc.identifier.issn	0973-7111 -O	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/3899	-
dc.description	Open Access	en
dc.description.abstract	In a thermodynamical process, the dissipation or production of entropy can only be positive or zero, according to the second law of thermodynamics. However, the laws of thermodynamics are applicable to large systems in the thermodynamic limit. Recently a fluctuation theorem, known as the transient fluctuation theorem (TFT), which generalizes the second law of thermodynamics to small systems has been proposed. This theorem has been tested in small systems such as a colloidal particle in an optical trap. We report for the first time an analogous experimental study of TFT in a spatially extended system using liquid crystals.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12043-009-0072-1	en
dc.relation.uri	http://www.ias.ac.in/pramana/v72/v72no5.htm	en
dc.rights	(2009)Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India.	en
dc.subject	Non-equilibrium fluctuations	en
dc.subject	Transient fluctuation theorem	en
dc.subject	Liquid crystals	en
dc.title	Experimental studies of the transient fluctuation theorem using liquid crystals	en
dc.type	Article	en
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