ASYMMETRIC UNBIASED FLUCTUATIONS ARE SUFFICIENT FOR THE OPERATION OF A CORRELATION RATCHET

被引:136
作者
CHIALVO, DR
MILLONAS, MM
机构
[1] SANTA FE INST,FLUCTUAT & BIOPHYS GRP,SANTA FE,NM 87501
[2] UNIV CHICAGO,JAMES FRANCK INST,CHICAGO,IL 60637
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0375-9601(95)00773-0
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We study correlation ratchets with mean-zero (unbiased) nonequilibrium noise with a nonvanishing correlation function of odd order greater than one. Asymmetric noise of this type can induce a subtle bias into nonequilibrium systems which can interact with other biasing influences, such as a spatial asymmetry, in a complicated way. Since temporal asymmetry has to be regarded as a generic property of nonequilibrium systems, these effects are expected to be ubiquitous in nature.
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