Autonomous Engines Driven by Active Matter: Energetics and Design Principles
Because of its nonequilibrium character, active matter in a steady state can drive engines that autonomously deliver work against a constant mechanical force or torque. As a generic model for such an engine, we consider systems that contain one or several active components and a single passive one t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Physical Review X |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.9.041032 |