Efficiency fluctuations and noise induced refrigerator-to-heater transition in information engines

Autor: Govind Paneru, Sandipan Dutta, Takahiro Sagawa, Tsvi Tlusty, Hyuk Kyu Pak
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14823-x
Popis: Information engines, also known as Maxwell demons, model the interplay between information transfer and work extraction in non-equilibrium systems or even living systems. Here, the authors show that noisy engines are more efficient then perfect ones in extracting work from information.
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