The remote Maxwell demon as energy down-converter
arXiv:1408.3797 · doi:10.1007/s10701-015-9981-7
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.
11 pages, 6 figures
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