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Nonlinear friction as a mechanism of directed motion

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A simple model (ratchet model) of occurrence of directed motion under the action of a zero-mean fluctuating force is proposed. The motion arises when the symmetry in the velocity space is violated by nonlinear friction. The mechanism of the directed motion is discussed qualitatively. Existence conditions of the motion are derived. The efficiency of conversion of the fluctuating random force to the directed motion is estimated.

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  1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, National Scientific Center Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology, ul. Akademicheskaya 1, Kharkov, 61108, Ukraine

    Yu. L. Bolotin

  2. Center D’etude Spatiale Des Rayonnements, 9, Av. du colonel Roche, 31028, Toulouse, France

    A. V. Tur

  3. Institute of Single Crystals, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, pr. Lenina 60, Kharkov, 61001, Ukraine

    V. V. Yanovsky

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Translated from Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 72, No. 7, 2002, pp. 9–12.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2002 by Bolotin, Tur, Yanovsky.

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Bolotin, Y.L., Tur, A.V. & Yanovsky, V.V. Nonlinear friction as a mechanism of directed motion. Tech. Phys. 47, 803–806 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1495038

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