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arxiv: 1204.5671 · v2 · pith:W2Q5AVWSnew · submitted 2012-04-25 · ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech

Stochastic thermodynamics for "Maxwell demon" feedbacks

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keywords systemdemoneffectfeedbackfeedbacksmaxwellstatesstochastic
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We propose a way to incorporate the effect of a specific class of feedback processes into stochastic thermodynamics. These "Maxwell demon" feedbacks do not affect the system energetics but only the energy barriers between the system states (in a way which depends on the system states). They are thus of a purely informational nature. We show that the resulting formalism can be applied to study the thermodynamic effect of a feedback process acting on electron transfers through a junction.

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