English

The underdamped Brownian duet and stochastic linear irreversible thermodynamics

Statistical Mechanics 2017-10-11 v1

Abstract

Building on our earlier work (Proesmans et. al., Phys.~Rev.~X \textbf{6} (2016), 041010), we introduce the underdamped Brownian duet as a prototype model of a dissipative system or of a work-to-work engine. Several recent advances from the theory of stochastic thermodynamics are illustrated with explicit analytic calculations and corresponding Langevin simulations. In particular, we discuss Onsager-Casimir symmetry, the trade-off relations between power, efficiency and dissipation, and stochastic efficiency.

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@article{arxiv.1704.02260,
  title  = {The underdamped Brownian duet and stochastic linear irreversible thermodynamics},
  author = {Karel Proesmans and Christan Van den Broeck},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.02260},
  year   = {2017}
}