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Biased Brownian Motion

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We use the definition given by Derényi and Astumian (Brownian ratchets and their application to biological transport processes and macromolecular separation. In: Kasianowicz JJ, Kellermayer MSZ, Deamer DW (eds) Structure and dynamics of confined polymers. NATO science series. Series 3: high technology, vol 87. Springer, Dordrecht (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0401-5-17) for Brownian ratchets

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Fornés, J.A. (2021). Biased Brownian Motion. In: Principles of Brownian and Molecular Motors. Springer Series in Biophysics, vol 21. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64957-9_3

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