Molecular ratchets: Verification of the principle of detailed balance and the second law of dynamics

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 937-939

  Sebastian, K L ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

THERMODYNAMICS;

DETAILED BALANCE; DIRECTIONAL MOTION; SECOND LAW; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; TIME VARIATIONS;

EXPERIMENTS;

EID: 0000673117     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.937     Document Type: Article

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6. K. Sumithra and K.L. Sebastian (unpublished).