feynman-smoluchowski ratchet

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What does feynman-smoluchowski ratchet mean?

Synonym of Brownian ratchet.

Where does feynman-smoluchowski ratchet come from?

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

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