Equilibrium free-energy differences from a linear nonequilibrium equality
Equilibrium free-energy differences from a linear nonequilibrium equality
Extracting equilibrium information from nonequilibrium measurements is a challenge task of great importance in understanding the thermodynamic properties of physical, chemical, and biological systems. The discovery of the Jarzynski equality illumines the way to estimate the equilibrium free energy difference from the work performed in nonequilibrium driving processes. However, the …