Example of Out-of-equilibrium Fluctuation (IMAGE)

Institute for Basic Science

Example of Out-of-equilibrium Fluctuation

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The image shows out-of-equilibrium fluctuations where the component 893 (y-axis) takes more energy (brighter color) than the other components over a long stretch of time (x-axis). In an equilibrium context, the energy would instead be shared by all the components of the system, showing as an uniformly colored pattern.

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