Feynman-Smoluchowski ratchet

English

Etymology

First analysed by Polish physicist Marian Smoluchowski, and popularised by American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman.

Noun

Feynman-Smoluchowski ratchet (plural Feynman-Smoluchowski ratchets)

  1. Synonym of Brownian ratchet.
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