title: Large deviation function and fluctuation theorem for classical particle transport.
abstract: We analytically evaluate the large deviation function in a simple model of classical particle transfer between two reservoirs. We illustrate how the asymptotic long-time regime is reached starting from a special propagating initial condition. We show that the steady-state fluctuation theorem holds provided that the distribution of the particle number decays faster than an exponential, implying analyticity of the generating function and a discrete spectrum for its evolution operator.
authors.affiliation: Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India.
authors.forename: Upendra
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Harbola
authors.affiliation: Hasselt University, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van den Broeck
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and BioCircuits Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0340, USA.
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lindenberg