Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A note on the diffusion drag forces

  • Published:
The bulletin of mathematical biophysics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A formal derivation of the expression for the diffusion drag force is given. The expression involves the coefficient of diffusion of the solute through the solvent and the coefficient of diffusion which the solute would posses if it diffused through itself in the form of a gas, in the absence of the solvent.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

Literature

  • Landahl, H. D. 1942. “A Mathematical Analysis of Elongation and Constriction in Cell Division.”Bull. Math. Biophysics,4, 45–62.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rashevsky, N. 1948. Mathematical Biophysics. Second Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

    MATH  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Committee on Mathematical Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    N. Rashevsky

Authors
  1. N. Rashevsky
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Rashevsky, N. A note on the diffusion drag forces. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 11, 9–13 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02477909

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02477909

Keywords

Search

Navigation