Collective dynamics of two-dimensional coupled Brownian motors

Hai-Yan Wang and Jing-Dong Bao

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2013, vol. 392, issue 20, 4850-4855

Abstract: The transport properties of coupled Brownian particles in a two-dimensional rocking ratchet are investigated via Langevin simulation. The results show that the average center-of-mass velocity is multi-peaks function of the frequency of the driving force. Furthermore, in the 2D coupled Brownian motor system there are the collective effect and ratchet behavior, which can switch depending on the frequency of driving force. It turns out that the cooperative effect between the interaction of coupled particles and external rocking driving force facilitates collective directional motion and energy conversion.

Keywords: Rocking ratchet; Collective transport; Coupled Brownian motors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2013.06.037

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