Superdiffusive dispersals impart the geometry of underlying random walks

It is recognised now that a variety of real-life phenomena ranging from diffuson of cold atoms to motion of humans exhibit dispersal faster than normal diffusion. Lévy walks is a model that excelled in describing such superdiffusive behaviors albeit in one dimension. Here we show that, in contrast t...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2017-01
Main Authors: Zaburdaev, V, Fouxon, I, Denisov, S, Barkai, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cold atoms
Diffusion rate
Dispersion
Geometry
Random walk
Random walk theory
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Summary:It is recognised now that a variety of real-life phenomena ranging from diffuson of cold atoms to motion of humans exhibit dispersal faster than normal diffusion. Lévy walks is a model that excelled in describing such superdiffusive behaviors albeit in one dimension. Here we show that, in contrast to standard random walks, the microscopic geometry of planar superdiffusive Lévy walks is imprinted in the asymptotic distribution of the walkers. The geometry of the underlying walk can be inferred from trajectories of the walkers by calculating the analogue of the Pearson coefficient.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1605.02908