Brownian motion, from Einstein to optical tweezers
Vol. 16 No. 2 (2005), Re-publication
Vol. 16 No. 2 (2005)

Brownian motion, from Einstein to optical tweezers

Re-publication
https://doi.org/10.7146/kvant.168841
Published 2005-05-01
Henrik Flyvbjerg
Biosystemer og Dansk Polymer Center på RISØ
Kirstine Berg-Sørensen
Niels Bohr Institutet
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9977-3980
Lene Oddershede
Niels Bohr Institutet
Henrik Flyvbjerg, Kirstine Berg -Sørensen og Lene Oddershede
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Keywords

Optical tweezers
Brownian motion
Einstein

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Flyvbjerg, H., Berg-Sørensen, K., & Oddershede, L. (2005). Brownian motion, from Einstein to optical tweezers. KVANT, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.7146/kvant.168841
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Abstract

The paper provides a link between the work of Einstein in 1905 and modern experimental biophysics in 2005. It links the statistical description of Brownian motion to the understanding of statistical motion of particles trapped in optical tweezers.

https://doi.org/10.7146/kvant.168841
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