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Feynman-Smoluchowski ratchet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Brownian ratchet.

Word forms

Feynman-Smoluchowski ratchet Feynman-Smoluchowski ratchets

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Brownian ratchet
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