Control of particle transport driven by active noise: strategy of amplification via a periodic potential

Abstract

Abstract We extend our previous studies on a counter-intuitive effect in which a directed transport of a free Brownian particle induced by active fluctuations can be significantly enhanced when the particle is placed in a periodic potential. It is in clear contrast to a common situation when the velocity of the Brownian particle is notably reduced if the periodic potential is switched on. As a model of active fluctuations, we employ white Poissonian shot noise. We reconsider the case of the skew-normal amplitude distribution of shot noise and focus on the impact of statistical characteristics of its amplitude like mean, variance, and skewness on the magnitude of free particle transport enhancement. In particular, we detect intriguing oscillations of the rescaled velocity of the particle as a function of the variance. Our findings can be corroborated experimentally in both biological and artificial microscopic systems.