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Brownian motion exhibiting absolute negative mobility

arXiv:cond-mat/0204367 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.190601

Abstract

We consider a single Brownian particle in a spatially symmetric, periodic system far from thermal equilibrium. This setup can be readily realized experimentally. Upon application of an external static force F, the average particle velocity is negative for F>0 and positive for F<0 (absolute negative mobility).

4 pages, 3 figures, to be published in PRL