Mirror symmetry breaking through an internal degree of freedom leading to directional motion

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

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Cilla, S ^a   Falo, F ^a   Floria L M ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; PHASE DIAGRAMS;

MIRROR SYMMETRY BREAKING; MOLECULAR MOTORS;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT;

EID: 4243482780     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.63.031110     Document Type: Article

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