Weakly non-ergodic Statistical Physics
arXiv:0803.2354 · doi:10.1007/s10955-008-9610-3
Abstract
We find a general formula for the distribution of time averaged observables for weakly non-ergodic systems. Such type of ergodicity breaking is known to describe certain systems which exhibit anomalous fluctuations, e.g. blinking quantum dots and the sub-diffusive continuous time random walk model. When the fluctuations become normal we recover usual ergodic statistical mechanics. Examples of a particle undergoing fractional dynamics in a binding force field are worked out in detail. We briefly discuss possible physical applications in single particle experiments.
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