Abstract
Noninertial transport of classical objects driven through periodically modulated potential-energy landscapes by constant, uniform forces was discussed. The one-dimensional varient of this problem were throughly investigated, and its result were applied profitably to processes such as gel electrophoresis. It was observed that objects driven through periodically modulated potential-energy landscapes in two dimensions can become locked in to symmetry-selected directions that are independent of the driving force's orientation. It was suggested that periodic potential-energy landscapes have exceptional promise for sorting continuous streams of mesoscopic objects.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 031108 |
| Pages (from-to) | 031108-1-031108-10 |
| Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 3 1 |
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| State | Published - Sep 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics