Through hard-disk simulations and theoretical considerations on the movement of an object that partitions a microtubule filled with small particles, we find that the vibrations typical of thermal equilibrium are reached after a time that increases exponentially with the number of particles involved. The result is a mechanism capable of breaching, on accessible time scales, the ergodic constraints in nano-scale systems. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.
Reduced statistical fluctuations of the position of an object partitioning in two its environment / DEL RE, Eugenio; Paolo Di, Porto; Stefano Di, Sabatino; Bruno, Crosignani. - STAMPA. - 1411:(2011), pp. 7-26. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2nd Law of Thermodynamics: Status and Challenges tenutosi a San Diego, CA nel 14 June 2011 through 15 June 2011) [10.1063/1.3665228].
Reduced statistical fluctuations of the position of an object partitioning in two its environment
DEL RE, EUGENIO;
2011
Abstract
Through hard-disk simulations and theoretical considerations on the movement of an object that partitions a microtubule filled with small particles, we find that the vibrations typical of thermal equilibrium are reached after a time that increases exponentially with the number of particles involved. The result is a mechanism capable of breaching, on accessible time scales, the ergodic constraints in nano-scale systems. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
