Active Brownian heat engines

When do nonequilibrium forms of disordered energy qualify as heat? We address this question in the context of cyclically operating heat engines feeding on nonequilibrium energy reservoirs that defy the zeroth law of thermodynamics into work. To consistently address a nonequilibrium bath as a heat ba...

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Main Authors: Viktor Holubec, Stefano Steffenoni, Gianmaria Falasco, Klaus Kroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2020-11-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043262