N. A. Sinitsyn
Published 2011-11-29Version 1
We derive the exact equality, referred to as the fluctuation relation for heat engines (FRHE), that relates statistics of heat extracted from one of the two heat baths and the work per one cycle of a heat engine operation. Carnot's inequality of classical thermodynamics follows as a direct consequence of the FRHE.
Comments: 3 pages, 1 figure
Journal: J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 44 405001 (2011)
Nonequilibrium and Fluctuation Relation
Statistical properties of the energy exchanged between two heat baths coupled by thermal fluctuations
Stochastic thermodynamics of a finite quantum system coupled to two heat baths
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