Nonequilibrium techniques for the calculation of free energies using molecular simulation

In this talk we discuss the application of nonequilibrium simulation 
methods toward the calculation of free energies of classical systems 
in thermal equilibrium using molecular simulation techniques. In 
particular, we address close-to-equilibrium processes for which 
linear-response theory is adequate and discuss a variety of approaches 
that allow the computation of thermodynamic coexistence conditions 
between different condensed-matterphases.