From billiards to thermodynamics

T. Chumley; S. Cook; R. Feres

doi:10.1016/j.camwa.2012.09.004

From billiards to thermodynamics

T. Chumley
, S. Cook
, R. Feres

Department of Mathematics

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1596-1613
Number of pages	18
Journal	Computers and Mathematics with Applications
Volume	65
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2012.09.004
State	Published - 2013

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Random billiards
Stochastic thermodynamics

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