Temporal asymmetry of fluctuations in nonequilibrium steady states

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Paneni, Carlo ^a   Searles, Debra J ^a   Rondoni, Lamberto ^b,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANDOM PROCESSES; SHEARING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FLUCTUATION; STEADY STATES; TEMPORAL ASYMMETRY;

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 34547139812     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2171964     Document Type: Article

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