Exact solution of a Brownian inchworm model for self-propulsion
Statistical Mechanics
2009-03-10 v1 Soft Condensed Matter
Abstract
We present the exact solution of a Brownian inchworm model of a self-propelled elastic dimer which has recently been proposed in [K. V. Kumar \textit{et al}, Phys. Rev. E \textbf{77}, 020102(R) (2008)] as a unifying model for the propulsion mechanisms of DNA helicase, polar rods on a vibrated surface, crawling keratocytes, and Myosin VI.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0903.1572,
title = {Exact solution of a Brownian inchworm model for self-propulsion},
author = {A. Baule and K. Vijay Kumar and Sriram Ramaswamy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.1572},
year = {2009}
}
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11 pages, 5 figures