Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2004
Publication Title
Physical Review
Volume
70
First Page
051109-1
Last Page
051109-15
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevE.70.051109
Keywords
rectification, thermal, gases
Disciplines
Other Astrophysics and Astronomy | Other Physics
Abstract
We calculate the systematic average speed of the adiabatic piston and a thermal Brownian motor, introduced by C. Van den Broeck, R. Kawai and P. Meurs [Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 090601 (2004)], by an expansion of the Boltzmann equation and compare with the exact numerical solution.
Recommended Citation
Alejandro Garcia, P. Meurs, and C. Van de Broeck. "Rectification of Thermal Fluctuations in Ideal Gases" Physical Review (2004): 051109-1-051109-15. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.051109
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Comments
Copyright © 2004 American Physical Society. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.051109