Lévy walks with velocity fluctuations
Denisov SV, Zaburdaev V, Haenggi P (2012)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2012
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Book Volume: 85
Article Number: 031148
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.031148
Abstract
The standard Lévy walk is performed by a particle that moves ballistically between randomly occurring collisions when the intercollision time is a random variable governed by a power-law distribution. During instantaneous collision events, the particle randomly changes the direction of motion but maintains the same constant speed. We generalize the standard model to incorporate velocity fluctuations into the process. Two types of models are considered, namely (i) with a walker changing the direction and absolute value of its velocity during collisions only, and (ii) with a walker whose velocity continuously fluctuates. We present a full analytic evaluation of both models and emphasize the importance of initial conditions. We show that, in the limit of weak velocity fluctuations, the integral diffusion characteristics and the bulk of diffusion profiles are identical to those for the standard Lévy walk. However, the type of underlying velocity fluctuations can be identified by looking at the ballistic regions of the diffusion profiles. Our analytical results are corroborated by numerical simulations. © 2012 American Physical Society.
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APA:
Denisov, S.V., Zaburdaev, V., & Haenggi, P. (2012). Lévy walks with velocity fluctuations. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 85(3). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.031148
MLA:
Denisov, Sergey V, Vasily Zaburdaev, and P. Haenggi. "Lévy walks with velocity fluctuations." Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 85.3 (2012).
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