Estimating equilibrium ensemble averages using multiple time slices from driven nonequilibrium processes

Estimating equilibrium ensemble averages using multiple time slices from driven nonequilibrium processes: Theory and application to free energies, moments, and thermodynamic length in single-molecule pulling experiments
David D. L. Minh and John D. Chodera
J. Chem. Phys. 134:024111, 2011. [DOI] [PDF]

We derive a new estimator for estimating equilibrium expectations from nonequilibrium experiments, and show how it can be used to estimate a variety of useful quantities in simulated single-molecule force spectroscopy experiments.