Optimization of Stochastic Heat Engines in the Underdamped Limit

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-658-16349-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 91 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 1457 g

Reihe: BestMasters

Nikolas Zöller examines the working principles and the underlying theoretical foundations of a microscopic heat engine. In particular, he investigates the system’s stochastic dynamics in the underdamped regime which has hardly been studied in the past, but will be experimentally feasible in the near future due to recent technological developments. Emphasis is put on the maximization of the engine’s efficiency at maximum power through optimization of the driving protocol. In addition, possible experimental realizations of a microscopic heat engine are discussed.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zöller, Nikolas

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Stochastische Prozesse
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Atom- und Molekülphysik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Stochastic Dynamics.- Stochastic Heat Engines in the Overdamped and Underdamped Regime.- Experimental Realization of a Stochastic Heat Engine.- Entropy Production in Inhomogeneous Thermal Environments.

Über Autor(innen)

Nikolas Zöller is currently working as a research associate at the Institute for Urban Futures at the Applied University of Potsdam where he applies concepts from theoretical physics and statistics to sociological problems.