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Title: Motion of Brownian particles in a tilted periodic potential

Journal Article · · JETP Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5992257

The Langevin equation for a Brownian particle in a tilted periodic potential (TPP) with weak friction is reduced to two integral equations in energy variables. The dependence of the average velocity of the particle on the slope of the potential is found and a relationship is established between the expression obtained and the current-voltage characteristic (IVC) of a concentrated Josephson junction.

Research Organization:
L. D. Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR
OSTI ID:
5992257
Journal Information:
JETP Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 40:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English