A Physical Realization of a Thermal Rectifier (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

A Physical Realization of a Thermal Rectifier

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A mechanical system is coupled to two electromagnetic cavities and a heat bath, is proposed as a realization. In this model, the two systems are also connected to their own heat baths.

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(c) by Shabir Barzanjeh, André Xuereb & Matteo Aquilina

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