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Equation 16 · Part 3 · The Statistical Mechanics of Irreversibility at Molecular Scale

Symbol λ

U(x,λ)U(x,\lambda)
λ\lambda

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λ 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,λ\lambda) , an infinitesimal energy balance can be written schematically as

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