Stokes' Drift of linear Defects
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
A linear defect, viz. an elastic string, diffusing on a planar substrate traversed by a travelling wave experiences a drag known as Stokes' drift. In the limit of an infinitely long string, such a mechanism is shown to be characterized by a sharp threshold that depends on the wave parameters, the string damping constant and the substrate temperature. Moreover, the onset of the Stokes' drift is signaled by an excess diffusion of the string center of mass, while the dispersion of the drifting string around its center of mass may grow anomalous.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0203131,
title = {Stokes' Drift of linear Defects},
author = {F. Marchesoni and M. Borromeo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0203131},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
14 pages, no figures, to be published in Phys.Rev.B