Equation 16 · Part 2 · The Statistical Mechanics of Irreversibility at Molecular Scale
Symbol x
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x is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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For an overdamped particle in a potential U(x,) , an infinitesimal energy balance can be written schematically as
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