A micrometre-sized heat engine operating between bacterial reservoirs
Abstract
A colloidal particle connected to suspensions of motile bacteria forms a model system for studying microscale engines in contact with active baths. The engine outperforms its passive counterparts due to the presence of non-Gaussian fluctuations.
- Publication:
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Nature Physics
- Pub Date:
- December 2016
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1601.03130
- Bibcode:
- 2016NatPh..12.1134K
- Keywords:
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- Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
- E-Print:
- 14 Pages, 3 Figures