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For fully connected populations of diffusively coupled bistable elements, we identified three qualitatively distinct mechanisms of noise-induced escape as coupling strength varies [H. Ishii and H. Kori, arXiv:2512.01388 (2025)]. Here we…
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We study the connection between heat transport properties of systems coupled to different thermal baths in two separate regions and their underlying nonequilibrium dynamics. We consider classical systems of interacting particles that may…
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A system of two enzymes mechanically coupled to each other in a viscous medium was recently studied, and conditions for obtaining synchronization and an enhanced average rate of the thermally-activated catalytic reactions of the enzymes…
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