Symbol d
d is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
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For an overdamped particle in a potential U(x,) , an infinitesimal energy balance can be written schematically as . with work associated with changing the control parameter and heat associated with motion through the force field. The distinction depends on the physical protocol, not merely on algebraic rearrangement. Stochastic energetics must also specify a calculus convention when multiplicative noise is present.
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Symbol U
U is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
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delta is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.
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W is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.
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Q is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.
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Equation 17 · Physics
The Statistical Mechanics of Irreversibility at Molecular Scale
This equation states an equality: the expressions on both sides have the same value under the article’s assumptions.
For an overdamped particle in a potential U(x,) , an infinitesimal energy balance can be written schematically as . with work associated with changing the control parameter and heat associated with motion through the force field. The distinction depends on the physical protocol, not merely on algebraic rearrangement. Stochastic energetics must also specify a calculus convention when multiplicative noise is present.
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