We investigate a new symmetry of the large deviation function of certain time-integrated currents in non-equilibrium systems. The symmetry is similar to the well-known Gallavotti-Cohen-Evans-Morriss-symmetry for the entropy production, but it concerns a different functional of the stochastic trajectory. The symmetry can be found in a restricted class of Markov jump processes, where the network of microscopic transitions has a particular structure and the transition rates satisfy certain constraints. We provide three physical examples, where time-integrated observables display such a symmetry. Moreover, we argue that the origin of the symmetry can be traced back to time-reversal if stochastic trajectories are grouped appropriately. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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Barato, A. C., Chetrite, R., Hinrichsen, H., & Mukamel, D. (2012). A Gallavotti-Cohen-Evans-Morriss Like Symmetry for a Class of Markov Jump Processes. Journal of Statistical Physics, 146(2), 294–313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-011-0389-2
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