A multipurpose information engine that can go beyond the Carnot limit

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/2016/10/103207zbMATH Open1457.82383arXiv1603.01129OpenAlexW2538522698MaRDI QIDQ3302452FDOQ3302452

Shubhashis Rana, A. M. Jayannavar

Publication date: 11 August 2020

Published in: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Motivated by the recent work by Mandal and Jarzynski on autonomous Maxwell demon information engine, we have extended their model by introducing two different heat baths. The system (demon) is coupled to a memory register (tape) and a work source. The performance of the system depends on the interplay between these two sources along with the heat baths. We have found the system can act as an engine, refrigerator or an eraser. Even the combination of any two is possible in some parameter space. We have achieved the efficiency of the engine is greater than Carnot limit. The coefficient of performance of refrigerator also achieves larger than Carnot limit.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.01129

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Transport processes in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C70)

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