Brownian gyrator: an experimental realization
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2017
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Proceedings of the OSA Biophotonics Congress: Optical Trapping Applications, 2017
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OSA
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English
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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.
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Gyrators, Brownian, Brownian particles, Experimental realizations, Heat bath, Torque generation, Brownian movement