Authors
Citation
R. Tsekov, STOCHASTIC-EQUATIONS FOR THERMODYNAMICS, Journal of the Chemical Society. Faraday transactions, 93(9), 1997, pp. 1751-1753
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical","Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
ISSN journal
09565000
Volume
93
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1751 - 1753
Database
ISI
SICI code
0956-5000(1997)93:9<1751:SFT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The applicability of stochastic differential equations to thermodynami
cs is considered and a new form, different from the classical Ito and
Stratonovich forms, is introduced. It is shown that the new presentati
on is more appropriate for the description of thermodynamic fluctuatio
ns. The range of validity of the Boltzmann-Einstein principle is also
discussed and a generalised alternative is proposed. Both expressions
coincide in the small-fluctuation limit, providing a normal distributi
on density.