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Gaussian probability distributions P(Wdis = W – ΔF) of dissipated work in the near-equilibrium regime for W̄dis ≡ 〈Wdis〉 of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kT. As W̄dis increases, the variance of the work distribution increases (
), but P(Wdis < 0) decreases.
