title: Built-in reduction of statistical fluctuations of partitioning objects.
abstract: Our theoretical and numerical investigation of the movement of an object that partitions a microtubule filled with small particles indicates that vibrations warranted by thermal equilibrium are reached only after a time that increases exponentially with the number of particles involved. This points to a basic mechanical process capable of breaching, on accessible time scales, the ultimate ergodic constraints that force randomness on bound microscale and nanoscale systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of L'Aquila, I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: DelRe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Crosignani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Porto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Sabatino