The stochastic motion of self-thermophoretic Janus particles

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/AB252FzbMATH Open1457.82311arXiv1903.02992OpenAlexW3104624387WikidataQ127573880 ScholiaQ127573880MaRDI QIDQ3303376FDOQ3303376

Authors: Raymond Kapral, P. Gaspard 

Publication date: 11 August 2020

Published in: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Langevin equations for the self-thermophoretic dynamics of Janus motors partially coated with an absorbing layer that is heated by a radiation field are presented. The derivation of these equations is based on fluctuating hydrodynamics and radiative heat transfer theory involving stochastic equations for bulk phases and surface processes that are consistent with microscopic reversibility. Expressions for the self-thermophoretic force and torque for arbitrary slip boundary conditions are obtained. The overdamped Langevin equations for the colloid displacement and radiative heat transfer provide expressions for the self-thermophoretic velocity and its reciprocal contribution where an external force can influence the radiative heat transfer. A nonequilibrium fluctuation formula is also derived and shows how the probability density of the Janus particle displacement and radiation energy transfer during the time interval [0,t] are related to the mechanical and thermal affinities that characterize the nonequilibrium system state.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.02992

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stochastic methods (Fokker-Planck, Langevin, etc.) applied to problems in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C31)

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• Stochastic thermodynamics: experiment and theory
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