Bi-periodic solutions to the Fokker-Planck equation and operation of Brownian motors
 
 
Description: 

We study the unidirectional transport effect for Brownian ratchets modeled by Fokker--Planck-type equations. In particular, we consider the adiabatic andsemiadiabatic limits for tilting ratchets, generic ratchets with small diffusion, and the multi-state chemical ratchets. Having established a linear relation between the bulk transport velocity and the bi-periodic solution, and using relative entropy estimates and new functional inequalities, we obtain explicit asymptotic formulas for the transport velocity and qualitative results concerning the direction of transport. In particular, we prove the conjecture by Blanchet, Dolbeault and Kowalczyk that the bulk velocity of the stochastic Stokes' drift is non-zero for every non-constant potential.

This is a joint work with S. Kondratyev and J.M. Urbano (CMUC).

Date:  2014-11-21
Start Time:   14:30
Speaker:  Dmitry Vorotnikov (CMUC, Univ. Coimbra)
Institution:  CMUC, Univ. Coimbra
Place:  Room 5.5
Research Groups: -Analysis
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