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flashing ratchet: a standalone construct

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Biophysics

a Brownian motor model in which a periodic asymmetric potential switched on and off rectifies thermal motion into directed transport.

In biophysics, flashing ratchet refers to a Brownian motor model in which a periodic asymmetric potential switched on and off rectifies thermal motion into directed transport. This meaning comes from Astumian (1994) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Astumian, R. D., & Bier, M. (1994). Fluctuation driven ratchets: Molecular motors. Physical Review Letters, 72(11), 1766-1769. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.72.1766

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