Published August 5, 2011
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Built-in reduction of statistical fluctuations of partitioning objects
Abstract
Our theoretical and numerical investigation of the movement of an object that partitions a microtubule filled with small particles indicates that vibrations warranted by thermal equilibrium are reached only after a time that increases exponentially with the number of particles involved. This points to a basic mechanical process capable of breaching, on accessible time scales, the ultimate ergodic constraints that force randomness on bound microscale and nanoscale systems.
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© 2011 American Physical Society. Received 18 November 2010; revised manuscript received 21 June 2011; published 5 August 2011. Authors are grateful for useful discussion with Claudio Conti. Research was carried out through funding from the Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR) through the Futuro in Ricerca FIRB-grant PHOCOS - RBFR08E7VA. Partial funding was received through the SMARTCONFOCAL project of the Regione Lazio (FILAS grant).Attached Files
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- PHOCOS-RBFR08E7VA
- Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR)
- Regione Lazio (FILAS grant) SMARTCONFOCAL Project
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