Stochastic Analysis of Particle-Pair Transport in Brownian Ratchet Device

R. Retkute and J.P. Gleeson
University College Cork, IE

Keywords: electrophores, Brownian ratchet, Langevin equation, DNA

Abstract:
The motion of particle pairs in a Brownian ratchet device is studied using Langevin simulations. A Lennard-Jones interaction between the particles is added to a standard spring-bead model. The effects of such interaction upon a recent model for Brownian motors [3] is investigated, with emphasis on the steady-state current.

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