Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: The possibility of extracting energy from a system in a cyclic process is discussed. We present an explicit example where a system, initially prepared in a microcanonical state, is able to perform such an operation. The example is similar to the Szilard engine, but the microcanonical initial condition allows one to design a protocol where measurement is not necessary.
Source: Physical Review Letters
Authors: Rahul Marathe, J. M. R. Parrondo
Institution: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2087612367