Published March 2019
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Journal article
Are quantum thermodynamic machines better than their classical counterparts?
- 1. Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics (Israel)
- 2. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Innsbruck (Austria)
Description
Interesting effects arise in cyclic machines where both heat and ergotropy transfer take place between the energising bath and the system (the working fluid). Such effects correspond to unconventional decompositions of energy exchange between the bath and the system into heat and work, respectively, resulting in efficiency bounds that may surpass the Carnot efficiency. However, these effects are not directly linked with quantumness, but rather with heat and ergotropy, the likes of which can be realised without resorting to quantum mechanics.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. Special Topics
- Journal Volume
- 227
- Journal Issue
- 15-16
- Journal Page Range
- p. 2043-2051
- ISSN
- 1951-6355
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 54090277
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS; WORKING FLUIDS
- Descriptors DEC
- CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENERGY; FLUIDS; MECHANICS
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- Copyright (c) 2019 EDP Sciences, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature