The remote Maxwell demon as energy down-converter
Statistical Mechanics
2017-06-06 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
It is demonstrated that Maxwell's demon can be used to allow a machine to extract energy from a heat bath by use of information that is processed by the demon at a remote location. The model proposed here effectively replaces transmission of energy by transmission of information. For that we use a feedback protocol that enables a net gain by stimulating emission in selected fluctuations around thermal equilibrium. We estimate the down conversion rate and the efficiency of energy extraction from the heat bath.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1408.3797,
title = {The remote Maxwell demon as energy down-converter},
author = {S. Hossenfelder},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.3797},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
11 pages, 6 figures