Quantum limit of the Carnot engine
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F. Tonner; G. Mahler
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract To what extent can the design principles of a macroscopic machine be downβscaled to the nanoscopic level? This question pertains to machine functions as diverse as information processing or energy conversion. Here we will be concerned with the class of Carnot engines. Our minimal model