Numéro
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 08, Numéro PR6, October 1998
International Conference on Disorder and Chaos in honour of Giovanni Paladin
Page(s) Pr6-215 - Pr6-219
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1998629
International Conference on Disorder and Chaos in honour of Giovanni Paladin

J. Phys. IV France 08 (1998) Pr6-215-Pr6-219

DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1998629

An experimental test of the Gallavotti-Cohen fluctuation theorem

S. Ciliberto and C. Laroche

École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Laboratoire de Physique, URA 1325 du CNRS, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France


Abstract
The chaotic hypothesis of the Gallavotti-Cohen theory is experimentally checked on turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection. We find that the local temperature fluctuations verify the hypothesis prediction.



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