%0 Journal Article
%T The remote Maxwell demon as energy down-converter
%A S. Hossenfelder
%J Physics
%D 2014
%I arXiv
%X It is demonstrated that Maxwell's demon can be used to allow a machine to extract energy from a heat bath by use of information that is processed by the demon at a remote location. The model proposed here effectively replaces transmission of energy by transmission of information. For that we use a feedback protocol that enables a net gain by stimulating emission in selected fluctuations around thermal equilibrium. We estimate the down conversion rate and the efficiency of energy extraction from the heat bath.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1408.3797v1