2 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Optimal preparation and reachable-state constraints in the Mpemba effect
C. Ríos-Monje, A. Patrón-Castro, C. A. Plata +2
The Mpemba effect, whereby an initially hotter system relaxes faster than a colder one towards a common final state, is often analysed within the kinetic framework by assuming non-…
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…