Ideally Efficient Irreversible Molecular Gears

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dc.creatorSokolov, I. M.
dc.date2000-02-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:36:47Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:36:47Z
dc.descriptionTypical man-made locomotive devices use reversible gears, as cranks, for transforming reciprocating motion into directed one. Such gears are holonomic and have the transduction efficiency of unity. On the other hand, a typical gear of molecular motors is a ratchet rectifier, which is irreversible. We discuss what properties of rectifier mostly influence the transduction efficiency and show that an apliance which locks under backwards force can achieve the energetic efficiency of unity, without approaching reversibility. A prototype device based on ratchet principle is discussed.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0002251
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0002251
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/16050
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleIdeally Efficient Irreversible Molecular Gears
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