Speaker
Prof.
Katja Lindenberg
(University of California)
Description
A variety of simple model systems provide a theoretical
testbed for a thorough characterization of the efficiency of
operation of thermodynamic systems at maximum power (i.e.,
away from equilibrium) and also for the characterization of
fluctuations in small thermodynamics
systems in a non-equilibrium steady states. These models
are particularly attractive because they can be explored
analytically. Starting with idealized single quantum dot
devices we will present a variety of such systems in a
variety of operational modes. Our goal is to understand
universal properties beyond the linear response regime.
