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20232026
most citedCharacterization and optimization of heat engines: Pareto-optimal fronts and universal features

6 citations · 10 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

cond-mat.stat-mech2026

Universal splitting of nonequilibrium phase transitions in driven Potts heat engines

Vitória T. Henkes, Gustavo A. L. Forão, Andre C. Barato +1

We investigate nonequilibrium phase transitions and thermodynamic properties of driven Potts models coupled to two thermal reservoirs at different temperatures. The interplay with…

cond-mat.stat-mech2026

Pareto-optimal control strategies in intrinsically nonequilibrium systems

Gustavo A. L. Forão, Carlos E. Fiore, Jonas Berx

Thermodynamic control is typically formulated as the optimisation of a single objective, yet competing costs rarely admit a common optimum, so single-objective control captures onl…

cond-mat.stat-mech2026

Cyclic Heat Engine with the Ising model: role of interactions and criticality

Gustavo A. L. Forão, Arya Datta, Carlos E. Fiore +1

Heat engines that convert thermal energy into work are a cornerstone of classical thermodynamics and remain an active area of contemporary research. Notable examples include micros…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Universal splitting of phase transitions and performance optimization in driven collective systems

Gustavo A. L. Forão, Jonas Berx, Tan Van Vu +1

Spontaneous symmetry breaking is a hallmark of equilibrium systems, typically characterized by a single critical point separating ordered and disordered phases. Recently, a novel c…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Exact Mapping of Nonequilibrium to Equilibrium Phase Transitions for Systems in Contact with Two Thermal Baths

Iago N. Mamede, Carlos E. Fiore, Gustavo A. L. Forão +2

We show that a large class of nonequilibrium many-body systems in contact with two thermal baths admit an exact mapping onto equivalent equilibrium systems. This mapping provides d…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Optimal control strategy for collisional Brownian engines

Gustavo A. L. Forão

Collisional Brownian engines have recently gained attention as alternatives to conventional nanoscale engines. However, a comprehensive optimization of their performance, which cou…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025★ 6 cited

Characterization and optimization of heat engines: Pareto-optimal fronts and universal features

Gustavo A. L. Forão, Jonas Berx, Carlos E. Fiore

Characterizing and optimizing nanoscopic heat engines require an appropriate understanding of the interplay between power, efficiency, entropy production and fluctuations. Despite…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Statistics of power and efficiency for collisional Brownian engines

Gustavo A. L. Forão, Fernando S. Filho, Pedro V. Paraguassú

Collisional Brownian engines have attracted significant attention due to their simplicity, experimental accessibility, and amenability to exact analytical solutions. While previous…

cond-mat.stat-mech2024★ 1 cited

Splitting of nonequilibrium phase transitions in driven Ising models

Gustavo A. L. Forão, Fernando S. Filho, André P. Vieira +3

Spontaneous symmetry breaking occurs in various equilibrium and nonequilibrium systems, where phase transitions are typically marked by a single critical point that separates order…

cond-mat.stat-mech2024

Thermodynamics of underdamped Brownian collisional engines: New insights and resonant phenomena

Gustavo A. L. Forão, Fernando S. Filho, Bruno A. N. Akasaki +1

Collisional Brownian engines have been proposed as alternatives for nonequilibrium nanoscale engines. However, most studies have focused on the simpler overdamped case, leaving the…

cond-mat.stat-mech2023★ 3 cited

Powerful ordered collective heat engines

Fernando S. Filho, Gustavo A. L. Forão, D. M. Busiello +2

We introduce a class of stochastic engines in which the regime of units operating synchronously can boost the performance. Our approach encompasses a minimal setup composed of …