Clausius inequality and optimality of quasi static transformations for nonequilibrium stationary states

Abstract

Nonequilibrium stationary states of thermodynamic systems dissipate a positive amount of energy per unit of time. If we consider transformations of such states that are realized by letting the driving depend on time, the amount of energy dissipated in an unbounded time window becomes then infinite. Following the general proposal by Oono and Paniconi and using results of the macroscopic fluctuation theory, we give a natural definition of a renormalized work performed along any given transformation. We then show that the renormalized work satisfies a Clausius inequality and prove that equality is achieved for very slow transformations, that is in the quasi static limit. We finally connect the renormalized work to the quasi potential of the macroscopic fluctuation theory, that gives the probability of fluctuations in the stationary nonequilibrium ensemble.

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