Jarzynski’s Equality, Fluctuation Theorems, and Variance Reduction: Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Algorithms
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DOI: 10.1007/s10955-019-02286-4
Abstract: In this paper, we study Jarzynski’s equality and fluctuation theorems for diffusion processes. While some of the results considered in the current work are known in the (mainly physics) literature, we review and generalize these… read more here.
Keywords: jarzynski equality; fluctuation theorems; equality fluctuation; variance reduction ... See more keywords
Jarzynski equality for superconducting optical cavities: An alternative path to determine Helmholtz free energy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2018.12.042
Abstract: A superconducting cavity model was proposed as a way to experimentally investigate the work performed in a quantum system. We found a simple mathematical relationship between the free energy variation and visibility measurement in quantum… read more here.
Keywords: free energy; determine; equality superconducting; jarzynski equality ... See more keywords
Nonequilibrium free-energy estimation conditioned on measurement outcomes.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.96.022155
Abstract: The Jarzynski equality is one of the most influential results in the field of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. This celebrated equality allow the calculation of equilibrium free-energy differences from work distributions of nonequilibrium processes. In practice,… read more here.
Keywords: jarzynski equality; energy; nonequilibrium free; free energy ... See more keywords