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Effect of particle mass on the behavior of stochastic ratchets

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Nonlinear Brownian motion in stochastic rachets is investigated by electronic simulation methods. It is shown experimentally that it is possible to sort particles by mass using a discrete random process, binary noise, as the source of the nonequilibrium stochastic ratchets.

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Pis’ma Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 24, 47–53 (January 26, 1998)

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Nikitin, A.P., Postnov, D.É. Effect of particle mass on the behavior of stochastic ratchets. Tech. Phys. Lett. 24, 61–63 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1261995

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