Publication Date:
2012-10-03
Description:
Author(s): Wijnand Chr. Germs, Erik M. Roeling, Leo J. van IJzendoorn, Barry Smalbrugge, Tjibbe de Vries, Erik Jan Geluk, René A. J. Janssen, and Martijn Kemerink Brownian ratchets enable the use of thermal motion in performing useful work. They typically employ spatial asymmetry to rectify nondirected external forces that drive the system out of equilibrium (cf. running marbles on a shaking washboard). The major application foreseen for Brownian ratchets is ... [Phys. Rev. E 86, 041106] Published Tue Oct 02, 2012
Keywords:
Statistical physics
Print ISSN:
1539-3755
Electronic ISSN:
1550-2376
Topics:
Physics