Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 157, 167-171 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2008-00639-5
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2008-00639-5
Ratchet transport with subdiffusion
Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
Corresponding author: sergey.denisov@physics.uni-augsburg.de
We introduce a model which combines the subdiffusive dynamics and the ratchet effect. Using a subordination ideology, we show that the resulting directed transport is sublinear, 〈 x(t)〉≃Jtβ, β< 1. The proposed model may be relevant to a phenomenon of saltatory microbiological motility.
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