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Steve Drake
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When thinking of a spherical shaped particle moving about under Brownian motion, one describes its motion by Diffusion. The units being [tex]\frac{m^2}{s}[/tex] I can understand this physically as a distance it will travel from a certain point in space averaged over x-y and z direction.
Now rotational diffusion on the other hand has units of inverse seconds [tex]\frac{1}{s}[/tex] I cannot think of a way to visualize that? For e.g. a rod shaped particle, what does a
[tex]D_r = 10\, s^{-1}[/tex] as opposed to say a [tex]D_r = 100\, s^{-1}[/tex] mean? How can I visualize this like I can with a sphere moving an actual distance?
Thanks
Now rotational diffusion on the other hand has units of inverse seconds [tex]\frac{1}{s}[/tex] I cannot think of a way to visualize that? For e.g. a rod shaped particle, what does a
[tex]D_r = 10\, s^{-1}[/tex] as opposed to say a [tex]D_r = 100\, s^{-1}[/tex] mean? How can I visualize this like I can with a sphere moving an actual distance?
Thanks