fluctuation–dissipation theorem

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The fluctuation–dissipation theorem is a fundamental principle in statistical physics that links the random microscopic fluctuations in a system at thermal equilibrium to its macroscopic response to external perturbations.

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instanceOf physical law ⓘ
theorem in statistical mechanics ⓘ
appliesTo systems in thermal equilibrium ⓘ
systems near thermal equilibrium ⓘ
assumes linearity of response to small perturbations ⓘ
thermal equilibrium of the unperturbed system ⓘ
time-translational invariance in equilibrium ⓘ
characterizes random forces in Brownian motion ⓘ
thermal noise in resistors ⓘ
connects random microscopic fluctuations ⓘ
response to external perturbations ⓘ
describes relation between equilibrium fluctuations and linear response ⓘ
field condensed matter physics ⓘ
nonequilibrium statistical mechanics ⓘ
statistical physics ⓘ
hasFormulation classical formulation ⓘ
frequency-domain formulation ⓘ
quantum formulation ⓘ
time-domain formulation ⓘ
implies Onsager reciprocal relations under certain conditions ⓘ
response functions are determined by equilibrium correlation functions ⓘ
involves correlation functions ⓘ
linear response theory ⓘ
response function ⓘ
susceptibility ⓘ
temperature ⓘ
thermal noise ⓘ
isRelatedTo Fokker–Planck equation ⓘ
Green–Kubo relations ⓘ
Johnson–Nyquist noise ⓘ
Langevin equation ⓘ
linked to: Langevin dynamics

Nyquist theorem ⓘ
isSpecialCaseOf Kubo formula ⓘ
relates macroscopic dissipation ⓘ
microscopic fluctuations ⓘ
relatesQuantity dissipation of energy ⓘ
imaginary part of susceptibility ⓘ
power spectral density of fluctuations ⓘ
usedIn Brownian motion theory ⓘ
Langevin equation modeling ⓘ
electrical noise analysis ⓘ
magnetic susceptibility calculations ⓘ
noise thermometry ⓘ
optical response of materials ⓘ
transport theory ⓘ
viscoelasticity ⓘ
wasDevelopedBy Herbert B. Callen ⓘ
Ryogo Kubo ⓘ
Theodore A. Welton ⓘ

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