We review recent progress in optimal control in stochastic thermodynamics. Theoretical
advances provide in-depth insight into minimum-dissipation control with either full or limited …

The complete physical understanding of the optimization of the thermodynamic work still is
an important open problem in stochastic thermodynamics. We address this issue using the …

Optimal control of stochastic systems plays a prominent role in nonequilibrium physics, with
applications in the study of biological molecular motors and the design of single-molecule …

Knowing if an optimal solution is local or global has always been a hard question to answer
in more sophisticated situations of optimization problems. In this paper, for finite-time and …

The optimal protocols for the irreversible work achieve their maximum usefulness if their
work fluctuations are the smallest ones. In this work, for classical and isothermal processes …

One of the main objectives of science is the recognition of a general pattern in a particular
phenomenon in some particular regime. In this work, this is achieved with the analytical …

Due to their versatility in investigating phenomena in microscopic scales, optical tweezers
have been an excellent platform for studying stochastic thermodynamics. In this context, this …

Active systems convert energy from the environment into directed motion at the level of the
individual constituents and are thus driven far from equilibrium. Examples include bacteria …

This study investigates optimal protocols in the mesoscopic regime, focusing on processes
designed to minimize dissipated energy. Our approach involves the use of dynamically …