Transverse rectification of disorder-induced fluctuations in a driven system

dc.creatorKolton, Alejandro B.
dc.date2006-10-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:39:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:39:56Z
dc.descriptionWe study numerically the overdamped motion of particles driven in a two dimensional ratchet potential. In the proposed design, of the so-called geometrical-ratchet type, the mean velocity of a single particle in response to a constant force has a transverse component that can be induced by the presence of thermal or other unbiased fluctuations. We find that additional quenched disorder can strongly enhance the transverse drift at low temperatures, in spite of reducing the transverse mobility. We show that, under general conditions, the rectified transverse velocity of a driven particle fluid is equivalent to the response of a one dimensional flashing ratchet working at a drive-dependent effective temperature, defined through generalized Einstein relations.
dc.description4.5 pages, 3 figs
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0610618
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0610618
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. B 75, 020201(R) (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevB.75.020201
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/121639
dc.subjectDisordered Systems and Neural Networks
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleTransverse rectification of disorder-induced fluctuations in a driven system
dc.typetext

Files

Collections