Near-optimal protocols in complex nonequilibrium transformations

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 113; no. 37
• Main Authors: Gingrich, Todd R., Rotskoff, Grant M., Crooks, Gavin E., Geissler, Phillip L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (United States) 29.08.2016
• Subjects: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; entropic sampling methods; irreversible thermodynamics; Ising model; MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; Metropolis algorithm; nonequilibrium

The development of sophisticated experimental means to control nanoscale systems has motivated efforts to design driving protocols that minimize the energy dissipated to the environment. Computational models are a crucial tool in this practical challenge. In this paper, we describe a general method...