Is it possible to experimentally verify the fluctuation relation? A review of theoretical motivations and numerical evidence
arXiv:cond-mat/0612019 · doi:10.1088/1742-5468/2007/02/P02008
Abstract
The theoretical motivations to perform experimental tests of the stationary state fluctuation relation are reviewed. The difficulties involved in such tests, evidenced by numerical simulations, are also discussed.
36 pages, 4 figures. Extended version of a presentation to the discussion "Is it possible to experimentally verify the fluctuation theorem?", IHP, Paris, December 1, 2006. Comments are very welcome