A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Fluctuation relations for driven coupled classical two-level systems with incomplete measurements
Authors: Massimo Borrelli, Jonne V. Koski, Sabrina Maniscalco, Jukka P. Pekola
Publisher: AMER PHYSICAL SOC
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
Journal name in source: PHYSICAL REVIEW E
Journal acronym: PHYS REV E
Article number: ARTN 012145
Volume: 91
Issue: 1
Number of pages: 8
ISSN: 1539-3755
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.91.012145
We theoretically investigate fluctuation relations in a classical incomplete measurement process where only partial information is available. The scenario we consider consists of two coupled single-electron boxes where one or both devices can undergo a nonequilibrium transformation according to a chosen protocol. The entropy production of only one of the two boxes is recorded and fluctuation relations for this quantity are put to a test, showing strong modifications whose nature depends upon the specific case study.