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Tighter thermodynamic bound on the speed limit in systems with unidirectional transitions.

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We consider a general discrete state-space system with both unidirectional and bidirectional links. In contrast to bidirectional links, there is no reverse transition along the unidirectional links. Herein, we first… Click to show full abstract

We consider a general discrete state-space system with both unidirectional and bidirectional links. In contrast to bidirectional links, there is no reverse transition along the unidirectional links. Herein, we first compute the statistical length and the thermodynamic cost function for transitions in the probability space, highlighting contributions from total, environmental, and resetting (unidirectional) entropy production. Then we derive the thermodynamic bound on the speed limit to connect two distributions separated by a finite time, showing the effect of the presence of unidirectional transitions. Uncertainty relationships can be found for the temporal first and second moments of the average resetting entropy production. We derive simple expressions in the limit of slow unidirectional transition rates. Finally, we present a refinement of the thermodynamic bound by means of an optimization procedure. We numerically investigate these results on systems that stochastically reset with constant and periodic resetting rate.

Keywords: thermodynamic bound; unidirectional transitions; bound; bound speed; speed limit

Journal Title: Physical Review E
Year Published: 2020

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