Nonequilibrium measurements of free energy differences for microscopically reversible Markovian systems

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 1481-1487

  Crooks, Gavin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Free energy; Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics; Thermodynamic integration; Thermodynamic perturbation; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032023968     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1023208217925     Document Type: Article

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