Basic Equations of Rotational Diffusion
For rotational diffusion about a single axis, the mean-square angular deviation in time is
where is the rotational diffusion coefficient (in units of radians2/s). The angular drift velocity in response to an external torque (assuming that the flow stays non-turbulent and that inertial effects can be neglected) is given by
where is the frictional drag coefficient. The relationship between the rotational diffusion coefficient and the rotational frictional drag coefficient is given by the Einstein relation (or Einstein–Smoluchowski relation):
where is the Boltzmann constant and is the absolute temperature. These relationships are in complete analogy to translational diffusion.
The rotational frictional drag coefficient for a sphere of radius is
where is the dynamic viscosity.
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