Fractional random walk lattice dynamics

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Abstract: We analyze time-discrete and continuous `fractional' random walks on undirected regular networks with special focus on cubic periodic lattices in n=1,2,3,.. dimensions. The fractional random walk dynamics is governed by a master equation involving {it fractional} powers of Laplacian matrices Lfracalpha2}where alpha=2 recovers the normal walk. First we demonstrate that the interval 0<alphaleq2 is admissible for the fractional random walk. We derive analytical expressions for fractional transition matrix and closely related the average return probabilities. We further obtain the fundamental matrix Z(alpha), and the mean relaxation time (Kemeny constant) for the fractional random walk. The representation for the fundamental matrix Z(alpha) relates fractional random walks with normal random walks. We show that the fractional transition matrix elements exhibit for large cubic n-dimensional lattices a power law decay of an n-dimensional infinite space Riesz fractional derivative type indicating emergence of L'evy flights. As a further footprint of L'evy flights in the n-dimensional space, the fractional transition matrix and fractional return probabilities are dominated for large times t by slowly relaxing long-wave modes leading to a characteristic tfracnalpha-decay. It can be concluded that, due to long range moves of fractional random walk, a small world property is emerging increasing the efficiency to explore the lattice when instead of a normal random walk a fractional random walk is chosen.



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