Fluctuation Relation for Heat Engines
Statistical Mechanics
2015-06-03 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
We derive the exact equality, referred to as the fluctuation relation for heat engines (FRHE), that relates statistics of heat extracted from one of the two heat baths and the work per one cycle of a heat engine operation. Carnot's inequality of classical thermodynamics follows as a direct consequence of the FRHE.
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@article{arxiv.1111.7014,
title = {Fluctuation Relation for Heat Engines},
author = {N. A. Sinitsyn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.7014},
year = {2015}
}
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3 pages, 1 figure