Predicting the conditions for observing the Mpemba effect (opens in new tab)

The Mpemba effect, a counterintuitive phenomenon where a hotter system relaxes faster than a colder one, has been widely observed in various nonequilibrium systems. Despite this progress, the fundamental structural features of the energy landscape required for its emergence remain a subject of debate. In this study, we investigate the conditions for the Mpemba effect within one-dimensional overdamped Langevin dynamics. We classify the potential ...