Brownian ratchet

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A Brownian ratchet is a thought experiment and model in statistical mechanics that explores whether random thermal motion can be rectified to perform useful work without violating the second law of thermodynamics.

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Maxwell’s demon relatedConcept Brownian ratchet
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