A one-dimensional random walk in a multi-zone environment

DOI10.1088/1751-8121/AA6466zbMATH Open1368.82026arXiv1610.08046OpenAlexW3101618523MaRDI QIDQ5269475FDOQ5269475

Authors: A. V. Nazarenko, V. Blavatska 

Publication date: 16 June 2017

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study a symmetric random walk (RW) in one spatial dimension in environment, formed by several zones of finite width, where the probability of transition between two neighboring points and corresponding diffusion coefficient are considered to be differently fixed. We derive analytically the probability to find a walker at the given position and time. The probability distribution function is found and has no Gaussian form because of properties of adsorption in the bulk of zones and partial reflection at the separation points. Time dependence of the mean squared displacement of a walker is studied as well and revealed the transient anomalous behavior as compared with ordinary RW.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.08046

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zbMATH Keywords

random walkdiffusioninhomogeneous environment

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Sums of independent random variables; random walks (60G50) Dynamics of random walks, random surfaces, lattice animals, etc. in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C41)

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• One-Dimensional Random Walk in Alternating Homogeneous Domains

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