Intrinsic Ratchets
M. van den Broek, R. Eichhorn, C. Van den Broeck
TL;DR
This paper introduces a formalism for understanding how asymmetrical particles exhibit directed motion under fluctuating forces, supported by molecular dynamics simulations.
Contribution
It provides a new generic formalism to describe intrinsic asymmetry effects on Brownian motion and predicts drift behavior in unbiased time-dependent force fields.
Findings
Predictions for drift behavior in asymmetric particles
Validation through molecular dynamics simulations
Formalism applicable to various particle shapes
Abstract
We present a generic formalism to describe Brownian motion of particles with intrinsic asymmetry and give predictions for the drift behavior in unbiased time-dependent force fields. Our findings are supported by molecular dynamics simulations.
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