Dissipative Heat Decomposition in Stochastic Energetics: Implication of the Instantaneous Diffusion Coefficient in Nonequilibrium Steady States

Abstract

We give a decomposition expression for dissipative heat using the instantaneous diffusion coefficient in a nonequilibrium steady state. The dissipative heat can be expressed using three diffusion coefficients: instantaneous, equilibrium, and drift. An experimental application of the decomposition expression permits us to evaluate the heat dissipation rate from single-trajectory data only. We also numerically demonstrate this method.