Information-Powered Engines

This book presents the experimental development of an information-powered engine inspired by the famous thought experiment, Maxwell’s demon, to understand its potential to produce energy for practical purposes. The development of an engine based on Maxwell’s demon was for a long time inconceivable,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saha, Tushar Kanti
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Theory background
  • Chapter 3. Experimental Apparatus
  • Chapter 4. High-performance information engine
  • Chapter 5. Trajectory control using an information engine
  • Chapter 6. Bayesian information engine
  • Chapter 7. Information engine in a nonequilibrium bath
  • Chapter 8. Identifying information engines
  • Chapter 9. Conclusion