Thermal Brownian motor
P. Meurs, C. Van den Broeck
TL;DR
This paper reviews the properties of a thermal Brownian motor, exploring its microscopic details, relation to macroscopic response, and efficiency at maximum power, providing deeper insights into its functioning.
Contribution
It offers a detailed review of the thermal Brownian motor's properties, including its microscopic analysis and efficiency, expanding on previous foundational work.
Findings
Analysis of microscopic behavior of the motor
Relationship between microscopic properties and macroscopic response
Efficiency at maximum power discussed
Abstract
Recently, a thermal Brownian motor was introduced [Van den Broeck, Kawai and Meurs, Phys. Rev. Lett. (2004)], for which an exact microscopic analysis is possible. The purpose of this paper is to review some further properties of this construction, and to discuss in particular specific issues including the relation with macroscopic response and the efficiency at maximum power.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics · stochastic dynamics and bifurcation · Theoretical and Computational Physics