From billiards to thermodynamics

Abstract

We explore some beginning steps in stochastic thermodynamics of billiard-like mechanical systems by introducing extremely simple and explicit random mechanical processes capable of exhibiting steady-state irreversible thermodynamical behavior. In particular, we describe a Markov chain model of a minimalistic heat engine and numerically study its operation and efficiency.

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• Stochastic thermodynamics: Principles and perspectives

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• Entropy and Variational Principle for one-dimensional Lattice Systems with a general a-priori probability: positive and zero temperature
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