Brownian Carnot engine

Despite the simplicity of the Carnot cycle, realizing it at the microscale is complicated by the difficulty in implementing adiabatic processes. A clever solution subjects a charged particle to a noisy electrostatic force that mimics a thermal bath. The Carnot cycle imposes a fundamental upper limit...

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Published in:Nature physics 2016-01, Vol.12 (1), p.67-70
Main Authors: Martínez, I. A., Roldán, É., Dinis, L., Petrov, D., Parrondo, J. M. R., Rica, R. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atomic
Classical and Continuum Physics
Complex Systems
Condensed Matter Physics
Design engineering
Energy transfer
Engines
Entropy
Fluctuation
Fluctuations
letter
Mathematical and Computational Physics
Molecular
Motors
Optical and Plasma Physics
Physics
Strategy
Theoretical
Transducers
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