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Diffusion through piecewise washboard potential.

V Berdichevsky1, M Gitterman

  • 1Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel.

Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
|April 24, 2002
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Small oscillations of barriers affect particle motion through washboard potentials. Corrections to particle flux depend on oscillation amplitude but not frequency when well and barrier widths are equal.

Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Nonlinear Dynamics

Background:

  • Particle transport in periodic potentials is fundamental to many physical systems.
  • Understanding the effects of external perturbations, like oscillations, is crucial for controlling particle dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of small periodic barrier oscillations on particle flux in a washboard potential.
  • To analyze the dependence of flux corrections on oscillation amplitude and frequency.

Main Methods:

  • Analytical treatment of particle motion in a piecewise washboard potential.
  • Perturbation theory to second order in oscillation amplitude.
  • Analysis of stationary state particle flux.

Main Results:

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  • Flux corrections can be positive or negative, depending on oscillation parameters.
  • For equal well and barrier widths, flux corrections are independent of oscillation frequency.
  • The dependence on oscillation amplitude is significant up to the second order.

Conclusions:

  • Periodic barrier oscillations introduce complex, amplitude-dependent modifications to particle flux.
  • The frequency independence under specific conditions simplifies the understanding of these systems.
  • This study provides insights into controlling particle transport in biased periodic potentials.