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Equation 6 · Part 1 · How Stochastic Thermodynamics and Complex Systems Actually Work

Symbol Δ F

ΔF\Delta F
ΔF\Delta F

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…and reverse-refolding work distributions and recovering folding free energies that matched independent estimates [ 2 ] . The forward and reverse work distributions cross at exactly the point where work equals Δ\Delta F — a directly falsifiable prediction, and one their data confirmed. Toyabe, Sagawa, Ueda, Muneyuki and Sano later validated a generalized form of the same equality in a feedback-controlled Brownian particle, demonstrating that information gained through measurement and feedback can be…

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