Rectifying the thermal Brownian motion of three-dimensional asymmetric objects
Statistical Mechanics
2008-07-16 v1
Abstract
We extend the analysis of a thermal Brownian motor reported in Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 090601 (2004) by C. Van den Broeck, R. Kawai, and P. Meurs to a three-dimensional configuration. We calculate the friction coefficient, diffusion coefficient, and drift velocity as a function of shape and present estimates based on physically realistic parameter values.
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@article{arxiv.0803.0689,
title = {Rectifying the thermal Brownian motion of three-dimensional asymmetric objects},
author = {M. van den Broek and C. Van den Broeck},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.0689},
year = {2008}
}