Abstract
We consider a single, classical Brownian particle in a spatially symmetric periodic system far from thermal equilibrium, which can be readily realized experimentally. Upon application of an external static force F, the average particle velocity is negative for and positive for (absolute negative mobility). The various physical mechanisms responsible for such a paradoxical effect are identified, leading to analytical approximations that are in good agreement with numerical simulations.
- Received 19 August 2002
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.66.066132
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