Broken Z2 symmetries and fluctuations in statistical mechanics
arXiv:1206.1547 · doi:10.1088/0031-8949/86/05/058504
Abstract
An analogy is developed between the breaking of space-inversion symmetry in equilibrium statistical mechanics and the breaking of time-reversal symmetry in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. In this way, similar relationships characterizing fluctuations are obtained in both contexts.
Contribution to the Proceedings of the Nordita scientific program "Foundations and Applications of Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics", 19 September - 14 October 2011, Nordita, Stockholm