Measurement of second-order response without perturbation
arXiv:1609.05032 · doi:10.1209/0295-5075/116/60003
Abstract
We study the second order response functions of a colloidal particle being subjected to an anharmonic potential. Contrary to typical response measurements which require an external perturbation, here we experimentally confirm a recently developed approach where the system's susceptibilities up to second order are obtained from the particle's equilibrium trajectory [PCCP $\mathrm{\bf 17}$, 6653 (2015)]. The measured susceptibilities are in quantitative agreement with those obtained from the response to an external perturbation.
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