Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2009-07-27
J. Chem. Phys. 131, 134110 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
9 pages, 4 figures, 2 appendicies
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.3242285
Existing optimal estimators of nonequilibrium path-ensemble averages are shown to fall within the framework of extended bridge sampling. Using this framework, we derive a general minimal-variance estimator that can combine nonequilibrium trajectory data sampled from multiple path-ensembles to estimate arbitrary functions of nonequilibrium expectations. The framework is also applied to obtaining asymptotic variance estimates, which are a useful measure of statistical uncertainty. In particular, we develop asymptotic variance estimates pertaining to Jarzynski's equality for free energies and the Hummer-Szabo expressions for the potential of mean force, calculated from uni- or bidirectional path samples. Lastly, they are demonstrated on a model single-molecule pulling experiment. In these simulations, the asymptotic variance expression is found to accurately characterize the confidence intervals around estimators when the bias is small. Hence, it does not work well for unidirectional estimates with large bias, but for this model it largely reflects the true error in a bidirectional estimator derived by Minh and Adib.
Chodera John D.
Minh David D. L.
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