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General relativistic stochastic thermodynamics

Tao Wang, Yifan Cai, Long Cui, Liu Zhao

SciPost Phys. Core 7, 082 (2024) · published 11 December 2024

Abstract

Based on the recent work [J. Stat. Phys. 190, 193 (2023), J. Stat. Phys. 190, 181 (2023)], we formulate the first law and the second law of stochastic thermodynamics in the framework of general relativity. These laws are established for a charged Brownian particle moving in a heat reservoir and subjecting to an external electromagnetic field in generic stationary spacetime background, and in order to maintain general covariance, they are presented respectively in terms of the divergences of the energy current and the entropy density current. The stability of the equilibrium state is also analyzed.


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