Nonlinear noninertial response of a brownian particle in a tilted periodic potential to a strong ac force

• Published in: Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics Vol. 61; no. 4 Pt B; p. 4599
• Main Authors: Coffey, WT, Dejardin, JL, Kalmykov, YP
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2000

The solution of the Langevin equation describing the dynamics of a Brownian particle in a tilted periodic potential in the overdamped limit is obtained in terms of a matrix continued fraction, allowing us to evaluate statistical averages governing the nonlinear response to a strong ac force. Pronoun...