Minimal Brownian Ratchet: An Exactly Solvable Model
Abstract
We develop an exactly-solvable three-state discrete-time minimal Brownian ratchet (MBR), where the transition probabilities between states are asymmetric. By solving the master equations we obtain the steady-state probabilities. Generally the steady-state solution does not display detailed balance, giving rise to an induced directional motion in the MBR. For a reduced two-dimensional parameter space we find the null-curve on which the net current vanishes and detailed balance holds. A system on this curve is said to be balanced. On the null-curve, an additional source of external random noise is introduced to show that a directional motion can be induced under the zero overall driving force. We also indicate the off-balance behavior with biased random noise.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0205302,
title = {Minimal Brownian Ratchet: An Exactly Solvable Model},
author = {Youngki Lee and Andrew Allison and Derek Abbott and H. Eugene Stanley},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0205302},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 4 figures, RevTex source, General solution added. To be appeared in Phys. Rev. Lett