Directed transport in periodically rocked random sawtooth potentials
arXiv:0902.4626 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.79.051102
Abstract
We study directed transport of overdamped particles in a periodically rocked random sawtooth potential. Two transport regimes can be identified which are characterized by a nonzero value of the average velocity of particles and a zero value, respectively. The properties of directed transport in these regimes are investigated both analytically and numerically in terms of a random sawtooth potential and a periodically varying driving force. Precise conditions for the occurrence of transition between these two transport regimes are derived and analyzed in detail.
18 pages, 7 figures
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