title: Thermal Brownian motor.
abstract: Recently, a thermal Brownian motor was introduced (Van den Broeck et al 2004 Phys. Rev. Lett. 93 090601), for which an exact microscopic analysis is possible. The purpose of this paper is to review some further properties of this construction, and to discuss in particular specific issues including the relation with macroscopic response and the efficiency at maximum power.
authors.affiliation: Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meurs
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van den Broeck