3 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2021
Steps minimize dissipation in rapidly driven stochastic systems
Steven Blaber, Miranda D. Louwerse, David A. Sivak
Micro- and nano-scale systems driven by rapid changes in control parameters (control protocols) dissipate significant energy. In the fast-protocol limit, we find that protocols tha…
cond-mat.stat-mech2020
Skewed Thermodynamic Geometry and Optimal Free Energy Estimation
Steven Blaber, David A. Sivak
Free energy differences are a central quantity of interest in physics, chemistry, and biology. We develop design principles that improve the precision and accuracy of free energy e…
q-bio.SC2018
Optimal control of protein copy number
Steven Blaber, David A. Sivak
Cell-cell communication is often achieved by secreted signaling molecules that bind membrane-bound receptors. A common class of such receptors are G-protein coupled receptors, wher…