Experiments in Stochastic Thermodynamics: Short History and Perspectives

By Sergio Ciliberto. 2017

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We summarize in this article the experiments which have been performed to test the theoretical findings in stochastic thermodynamics such as fluctuation theorem, Jarzynski equality, stochastic entropy, out-ofequilibrium fluctuation dissipation theorem, and the generalized first and second laws. We briefly describe experiments on mechanical oscillators, colloids, biological systems, and electric circuits in which the statistical properties of out-of-equilibrium fluctuations have been measured and characterized using the abovementioned tools. We discuss the main findings and drawbacks. Special emphasis is given to the connection between information and thermodynamics. The perspectives and followup of stochastic thermodynamics in future experiments and in practical applications are also discussed.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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Irreversibility in Active Matter Systems: Fluctuation Theorem and Mutual Information (2018, background): “[77] S Ciliberto, “Experiments in stochastic thermodynamics: Short history and perspectives,” Physical Review X 7, 021051 (2017).”
Stochastic thermodynamics: From principles to the cost of precision (2017, background): “A more comprehensive guide to the vast literature concerning refinements and theoretical and experimental case studies, can be found, inter alia, in several recent reviews [1, 2, 3, 4].”