Brownian gyrator: an experimental realization

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Date
2017
Source Title
Proceedings of the OSA Biophotonics Congress: Optical Trapping Applications, 2017
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OSA
Language
English
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Conference Paper
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Abstract
We present an experimental realization of a minimal heat engine in the form of a single Brownian particle, performing gyrating motion by systematic torque generation due to dissipation from two different heat baths in a simple optical tweezer set-up.
Keywords
Gyrators
Brownian
Brownian particles
Experimental realizations
Heat bath
Torque generation
Brownian movement
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http://hdl.handle.net/11693/37546
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OTA.2017.OtM2E.1
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