Thermodynamics of Micro- and Nano-Systems Driven by Periodic Temperature Variations
We introduce a general framework for analyzing the thermodynamics of small systems that are driven by both a periodic temperature variation and some external parameter modulating their energy. This setup covers, in particular, periodic micro- and nano-heat engines. In a first step, we show how to ex...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Physical Review X |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.5.031019 |