title: Gaussian noise and time-reversal symmetry in nonequilibrium Langevin models.
abstract: We show that in driven systems the Gaussian nature of the fluctuating force and time reversibility are equivalent properties. This result together with the potential condition of the external force drastically restricts the form of the probability distribution function, which can be shown to satisfy time-independent relations. We have corroborated this feature by explicitly analyzing a model for the stretching of a polymer and a model for a suspension of noninteracting Brownian particles in steady flow.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física and Centro Internacional de Física da Matéria Condensada, Universidade de Brasília, Caixa Postal 04513, 70919-970 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Vainstein
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rubí