Thermodynamics of genuine non-equilibrium states under feedback control
Statistical Mechanics
2012-01-20 v2
Abstract
For genuine non-equilibrium states that even at fixed external control parameter exhibit dissipation, we extend the Hatano-Sasa equality to processes with feedback control. The resulting bound on the maximal extractable work is substantially sharper than what would follow from applying the Sagawa-Ueda equality to transitions involving such states. For repeated measurements at short enough intervals, the power thus extracted can even exceed the average cost of driving as demonstrated explicitly with a simple, analytically solvable example.
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@article{arxiv.1109.5892,
title = {Thermodynamics of genuine non-equilibrium states under feedback control},
author = {D. Abreu and U. Seifert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.5892},
year = {2012}
}
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5 pages, 3 figures