Symbol U
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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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Equation 16 · Physics
The Statistical Mechanics of Irreversibility at Molecular Scale
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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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