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Brownian refrigerator

Statistical Mechanics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

Onsager symmetry implies that a Brownian motor, driven by a temperature gradient, will also perform a refrigerator function upon loading. We analytically calculate the corresponding heat flux for an exactly solvable microscopic model and compare it with molecular dynamics simulations.

Cite

@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0602153,
  title  = {Brownian refrigerator},
  author = {C. Van den Broeck and R. Kawai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0602153},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures