Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2009-05-22
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
We investigate the transport of Brownian particles in a two-dimensional potential under the action of a uniform external force. The potential is periodic in one direction and confines the particle to a narrow channel of varying cross-section in the other direction. We apply the standard long-wave asymptotic analysis in the narrow dimension and show that the leading order term is equivalent to that obtained previously from a direct extension of the Fick-Jacobs approximation. We also show that the confining potential has similar effects on the transport of Brownian particles to those induced by a solid channel. Finally, we compare the analytical results with Brownian dynamics simulations in the case of a sinusoidal variation of the width of the parabolic potential in the cross-section. We obtain excellent agreement for the marginal probability distribution, the average velocity of the Brownian particles and the asymptotic dispersion coefficient, over a wide range of Peclet numbers.
Drazer German
Wang Xinli
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