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Direct observation of nondiffusive motion of a Brownian particle

Lukic, B.  
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Jeney, S.  
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Tischer, C.
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2005
Physical Review Letters

The thermal position fluctuations of a single micron-sized sphere immersed in a fluid were recorded by optical trapping interferometry with nanometer spatial and microsecond temporal resolution. We find, in accord with the theory of Brownian motion including hydrodynamic memory effects, that the transition from ballistic to diffusive motion is delayed to significantly longer times than predicted by the standard Langevin equation. This delay is a consequence of the inertia of the fluid. On the shortest time scales investigated, the sphere's inertia has a small, but measurable, effect.

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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.160601
Web of Science ID

WOS:000232558400006

Author(s)
Lukic, B.  
Jeney, S.  
Tischer, C.
Kulik, A. J.  
Forro, L.  
Florin, E. L.
Date Issued

2005

Published in
Physical Review Letters
Volume

95

Issue

16

Start page

160601/1

End page

160601/4

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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