Equation 15 · Part 3 · The Statistical Mechanics of Irreversibility at Molecular Scale
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What this part means
The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.
Its job in the formula
The equals sign connects the complete expression on the left with the complete expression on the right. Both sides must have compatible units.
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The passage around this formula
At W= F , the ratio equals one, so the forward distribution and the reflected reverse distribution cross. This provides both a geometric interpretation and an experimental route to free-energy differences.
Learn the underlying idea
An equals sign says that the expression on its left and the expression on its right have the same value under the stated definitions and assumptions.
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Sources cited in the article section
- [2] Nonequilibrium Equality for Free Energy Differences ↗
- [3] Entropy production fluctuation theorem and the nonequilibrium work relation for free energy differences ↗
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