Age representation of Levy walks: partial density waves, relaxation and first passage time statistics
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Author(s)
Giona, Massimiliano
D'Ovidio, Mirko
Cocco, Davide
Cairoli, Andrea
Klages, Rainer
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Lévy walks (LWs) define a fundamental class of finite velocity stochastic processes that can be introduced as a special case of continuous time random walks. Alternatively, there is a hyperbolic representation of them in terms of partial probability density waves. Using the latter framework we explore the impact of aging on LWs, which can be viewed as a specific initial preparation of the particle ensemble with respect to an age distribution. We show that the hyperbolic age formulation is suitable for a simple integral representation in terms of linear Volterra equations for any initial preparation. On this basis relaxation properties, i.e. the convergence towards equilibrium of a generic thermodynamic function dependent on the spatial particle distribution, and first passage time statistics in bounded domains are studied by connecting the latter problem with solute release kinetics. We find that even normal diffusive LWs, where the long-term mean square displacement increases linearly with time, may display anomalous relaxation properties such as stretched exponential decay. We then discuss the impact of aging on the first passage time statistics of LWs by developing the corresponding Volterra integral representation. As a further natural generalization the concept of LWs with wearing is introduced to account for mobility losses.
Date Issued
2019-08-26
Date Acceptance
2019-08-06
Citation
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 2019, 52 (38)
ISSN
1751-8113
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Volume
52
Issue
38
Copyright Statement
© 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd. This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The definitive publisher authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/ab38eb.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Mathematical
Physics
stochastic processes
anomalous diffusion
Levy walks
first-passage properties
aging
STRETCHED EXPONENTIAL RELAXATION
ANOMALOUS DIFFUSION
TRANSPORT
DYNAMICS
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
384001
Date Publish Online
2019-08-06