RT Journal Article
T1 Inferring broken detailed balance in the absence of observable currents
A1 Martínez Sánchez, Ingnacio A.
A1 Bisker, Gili
A1 Horowitz, Jordan M.
A1 Rodríguez Parrondo, Juan Manuel
AB Identifying dissipation is essential for understanding the physical mechanisms underlying nonequilibrium processes. In living systems, for example, the dissipation is directly related to the hydrolysis of fuel molecules such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Nevertheless, detecting broken time-reversal symmetry, which is the hallmark of dissipative processes, remains a challenge in the absence of observable directed motion, flows, or fluxes. Furthermore, quantifying the entropy production in a complex system requires detailed information about its dynamics and internal degrees of freedom. Here we introduce a novel approach to detect time irreversibility and estimate the entropy production from time-series measurements, even in the absence of observable currents. We apply our technique to two different physical systems, namely, a partially hidden network and a molecular motor. Our method does not require complete information about the system dynamics and thus provides a new tool for studying nonequilibrium phenomena.
PB Nature Publishing Group
SN 2041-1723
YR 2019
FD 2019-08-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13797
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13797
LA eng
NO Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. I.A.M. and J.M.R.P. acknowledge funding from the Spanish Government through grants TerMic (FIS2014-52486-R) and Contract (FIS2017-83709-R). I.A.M. acknowledges funding from Juan de la Cierva program. G.B. acknowledges the Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program. J.M.H. is supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation as a Physics of Living Systems Fellow through Grant No. GBMF4513.
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO Programa Juan de la Cierva
NO Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation as a Physics of Living Systems Fellow
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 may 2024