The statistical mechanical description of small systems staying in thermal equilibrium with an
environment can be achieved by means of the Hamiltonian of mean force. In contrast to the …

Micro-and nanoscale systems driven by rapid changes in control parameters (control
protocols) dissipate significant energy. In the fast-protocol limit, we find that protocols that …

A system's configurational state can be manipulated using dynamic variation of control
parameters, such as temperature, pressure, or magnetic field; for finite-duration driving …

Stochastic thermodynamics extends classical thermodynamics to small systems in contact
with one or more heat baths. It can account for the effects of thermal fluctuations and …

Free energy differences are a central quantity of interest in physics, chemistry, and biology.
We develop design principles that improve the precision and accuracy of free energy …

We study the convergence of statistical estimators used in the estimation of large-deviation
functions describing the fluctuations of equilibrium, nonequilibrium, and manmade …

The integral fluctuation theorem (IFT) for entropy production is among the few equalities that
are known to be valid for physical systems arbitrarily driven far from equilibrium …

The difference Δ F between free energies has applications in biology, chemistry, and
pharmacology. The value of Δ F can be estimated from experiments or simulations, via …

In this paper, we present an improved method for obtaining unbiased estimates of the free
energy difference between two thermodynamic states using the work distribution measured …

In a recent paper [Phys. Rev. E 101, 050101 (R)(2020) PREHBM 2470-0045
10.1103/PhysRevE. 101.050101] an attempt is presented to formulate the nonequilibrium …