Minimal model of a heat engine: An information theory approach

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2010-02-10

arxiv.org/abs/1002.2170v1

PRE 82 011120 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

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We construct a generic model for a heat engine using information theory concepts, attributing irreversible energy dissipation to the information transmission channels. Using several forms for the channel capacity, classical and quantum, we demonstrate that our model recovers both the Carnot principle in the reversible limit, and the universal maximum power efficiency expression of nonreversible thermodynamics in the linear response regime. We expect the model to be immensely useful as a testbed for studying fundamental topics in thermodynamics.

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