no code implementations • 29 Jan 2021 • Étienne Fodor, Michael E. Cates
The study of thermal heat engines was pivotal to establishing the principles of equilibrium thermodynamics, with implications far wider than only engine optimization.
Statistical Mechanics Soft Condensed Matter
no code implementations • 1 May 2019 • Patrick Pietzonka, Étienne Fodor, Christoph Lohrmann, Michael E. Cates, Udo Seifert
Generally, one expects that such an asymmetry leads to a persistent, directed current in the passive component, which can be used for the extraction of work.
Statistical Mechanics Soft Condensed Matter