Energy dissipation and fluctuations in a driven liquid
Abstract
Characterizing how energy consumption changes the properties of model nonequilibrium systems, particularly those with time-dependent steady states, remains an open problem—one that is key to advancing our understanding of a wide range of experimental and biological systems. Here, we derive a relation between the work done on a system of particles driven by time-periodic forces and the force fluctuations in the system. This relation gives us information about how pushing the system out of equilibrium modifies its structure and transport properties and leads to phase separation. Our results suggest ways to explore how energy dissipation can be used to tune the properties of nonequilibrium materials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Mar 16, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1073/pnas.1713573115
Entities
People
- Clara Del Junco
- Laura Tociu
- Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- National Science Foundation
- University of Chicago