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Energy transduction in periodically driven non-Hermitian systems

Statistical Mechanics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We show a new mechanism to extract energy from non-equilibrium fluctuations typical of periodically driven non-Hermitian systems. The transduction of energy between the driving force and the system is revealed by an \emph{anomalous} behavior of the susceptibility, leading to a diminution of the dissipated power and consequently to an improvement of the transport properties. The general framework is illustrated by the analysis of some relevant cases.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0009214,
  title  = {Energy transduction in periodically driven non-Hermitian systems},
  author = {T. Alarcon and A. Perez-Madrid and J. M. Rubi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0009214},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Phys. Rev. Lett. To appear