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  • Title: Work fluctuations in a nonlinear micromechanical oscillator driven far from thermal equilibrium.
    Author: Zhou P, Dong X, Stambaugh C, Chan HB.
    Journal: Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys; 2015 May; 91(5):052110. PubMed ID: 26066122.
    Abstract:
    We explore fluctuation relations in a periodically driven micromechanical torsional oscillator. In the linear regime where the modulation is weak, we verify that the ratio of the work variance to the mean work is constant, consistent with conventional fluctuation theorems. We then increase the amplitude of the periodic drive so that the response becomes nonlinear and two nonequilibrium oscillation states coexist. Due to interstate transitions, the work variance exhibits a peak at the driving frequency at which the occupation of the two states is equal. Moreover, the work fluctuations depend exponentially on the inverse noise intensity. Our data are consistent with recent theories on systems driven into bistability that predict generic behaviors different from conventional fluctuation theorems.
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