3 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
The cost of speed: Time-optimal thermal control of trapped Brownian particles
Miguel Ibanez, Antonio Patron-Castro, Antonio Lasanta +3
A thermal analogue of the classical brachistochrone problem, which minimizes the connection time between two equilibrium states of harmonically confined Brownian particles, has rec…
cond-mat.stat-mech2025
How target distributions shape optimal stochastic resetting
Gregorio García-Valladares, Antonio Prados, Alessandro Manacorda +1
We investigate the search of a target with a given spatial distribution in a finite one-dimensional domain. The searcher follows Brownian dynamics and is always reset to its initia…
cond-mat.stat-mech2025
Maximum power Stirling-like heat engine with a harmonically confined Brownian particle
Irene Prieto-Rodríguez, Antonio Prados, Carlos A. Plata
Heat engines transform thermal energy into useful work, operating in a cyclic manner. For centuries, they have played a key role in industrial and technological development. Histor…