Irreversible operation in a stalled state of Feynman's ratchet

被引:23
作者
Hondou, T [1 ]
Takagi, F [1 ]
机构
[1] Tohoku Univ, Dept Phys, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
关键词
entropy; Feynman's ratchet; energetics; efficiency; ratchet;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.67.2974
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We consider the Langevin dynamics which describes the transducer of thermal fluctuation into mechanical work. In the frame of Feynman's ratchet, we prove that irreversibility is unavoidable in operating the transducer if the system is described by the conventional Langevin equation with two degrees of freedom, where the degrees correspond to two heat baths of different temperatures.
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页码:2974 / 2976
页数:3
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