Entropy production is a key quantity in any finite-time thermodynamic process. It is intimately
tied with the fundamental laws of thermodynamics, embodying a tool to extend …

Starting at the mesoscopic level with a general formulation of stochastic thermodynamics in
terms of Markov jump processes, the scaling conditions that ensure the emergence of a …

Active constituents burn fuel to sustain individual motion, giving rise to collective effects that
are not seen in systems at thermal equilibrium, such as phase separation with purely …

A central task in finite-time thermodynamics is to minimize the excess or dissipated work W
diss when manipulating the state of a system immersed in a thermal bath. We consider this …

Because of its nonequilibrium character, active matter in a steady state can drive engines
that autonomously deliver work against a constant mechanical force or torque. As a generic …

Entropy production plays a fundamental role in nonequilibrium thermodynamics to quantify
the irreversibility of open systems. Its positivity can be ensured for a wide class of setups, but …

Starting from the observation that the reduced state of a system strongly coupled to a bath is,
in general, an athermal state, we introduce and study a cyclic battery–charger quantum …

A model of coupled molecular biochemical oscillators is proposed to study non-equilibrium
thermodynamics of synchronization. Under general considerations, we find that chemical …

Abstract “Critical transitions”, in which systems switch abruptly from one state to another are
ubiquitous in physical and biological systems. Such critical transitions in complex systems …

The structure of a complex network plays a crucial role in determining its dynamical
properties. In this work, we show that the the degree to which a network is directed and …