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Aug 2026
Finite relaxation protocols with minimal dissipation
Work extraction from nonequilibrium systems is a major challenge across biological, chemical, physical, and engineering systems. Idealized protocols generally require a quasistatic relaxation stage in which the Hamiltonian is gradually adjusted through a continuum of intermediaries. Here, we consider protocols restrict...
Ben Ansbacher, Harrison Hartle, Abhishek Yadav et al.
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