arXiv · 2603.29949
Environmental Effects and Brillouin's Paradox in Nonlinear Electrical Circuits
Abstract
We present a stochastic approach to calculate the full statistics of classical voltage fluctuations across an arbitrary, nonlinear, dissipative device embedded in a circuit in the presence of a DC bias. We show how the feedback resulting from the circuit, made of an ohmic resistor and a capacitor, affects the statistics of voltage fluctuations, and in particular resolves Brillouin's paradox to satisfy thermodynamics: feedback cancels rectification. We apply our very general results to the case of a tunnel junction and a diode.
Explore related subjects
Keep this discovery
Explore connections, maps & timelines
Lucas Désoppi, Bertrand Reulet. 2026-03-31. Environmental Effects and Brillouin's Paradox in Nonlinear Electrical Circuits. https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.29949
Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.