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View SchemaImproving the Efficiency of an Ideal Heat Engine: The Quantum Afterburner
| Authors | Marlan O. Scully |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0105135 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105135 |
Abstract
By using a laser and maser in tandem, it is possible to obtain laser action in the hot exhaust gases involved in heat engine operation. Such a "quantum afterburner" involves the internal quantum states of working gas atoms or molecules as well as the techniques of cavity quantum electrodynamics and is therefore in the domain of quantum thermodynamics. As an example, it is shown that Otto cycle engine performance can be improved beyond that of the "ideal" Otto heat engine.
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