Fluctuation relations for driven coupled classical two-level systems with incomplete measurements
: Massimo Borrelli, Jonne V. Koski, Sabrina Maniscalco, Jukka P. Pekola
Publisher: AMER PHYSICAL SOC
: 2015
: Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
: PHYSICAL REVIEW E
: PHYS REV E
: ARTN 012145
: 91
: 1
: 8
: 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.