The entropy and efficiency of a molecular motor model

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/42/44/445003zbMATH Open1175.92003arXiv0906.4222OpenAlexW3101198426MaRDI QIDQ3645348FDOQ3645348

Authors: Eliran Boksenbojm, Bram Wynants 

Publication date: 18 November 2009

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we investigate the use of path-integral formalism and the concepts of entropy and traffic in the context of molecular motors. We show that together with time-reversal symmetry breaking arguments one can find bounds on efficiencies of such motors. To clarify this techinque we use it on one specific model to find both the thermodynamic and the Stokes efficiencies, although the arguments themselves are more general and can be used on a wide class of models. We also show that by considering the molecular motor as a ratchet, one can find additional bounds on the thermodynamic efficiency.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0906.4222

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Brownian motions and diffusion theory (population genetics, absorption problems, etc.) (60J70) Biophysics (92C05) Thermodynamics and heat transfer (80A99)

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