pith. sign in

arxiv: 1609.06461 · v1 · pith:NEJOS2MUnew · submitted 2016-09-21 · ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech

Reversible feedback confinement

classification ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech
keywords feedbackconfinementprocessreversibledissipationprotocolsystemtime
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

We present a feedback protocol that is able to confine a system to a single micro-state without heat dissipation. The protocol adjusts the Hamiltonian of the system in such a way that the Bayesian posterior distribution after measurement is in equilibrium. As a result, the whole process satisfies feedback reversibility -- the process is indistinguishable from its time reversal -- and assures the lowest possible dissipation for confinement. In spite of the whole process being reversible it can surprisingly be implemented in finite time. We illustrate the idea with a Brownian particle in a harmonic trap with increasing stiffness and present a general theory of reversible feedback confinement for systems with discrete states.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.