Fluctuation properties of an effective nonlinear system subject to Poisson noise.
We study the work fluctuations of a particle, confined to a moving harmonic potential, under the influence of friction and external asymmetric Poissonian shot noise. This type of noise generalizes the usual Gaussian noise and induces an effective interaction between the noise and the potential, leading to an effectively nonlinear system with singular features. On the basis of an analytic solution we investigate the roles of time scales, symmetries, and singularities in the context of nonequilibrium fluctuations. Our results highlight the nonuniversality of the steady-state fluctuation theorem in stochastic systems.
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The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA.
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