On multiple-particle continuous-time random walks

Scaling limits of continuous-time random walks are used in physics to model anomalous diffusion in which particles spread at a different rate than the classical Brownian motion. In this paper, we characterize the scaling limit of the average of multiple particles, independently moving as a continuou...

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Main Authors: Peter Becker-Kern, Hans-Peter Scheffler
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110757X04308065
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description Scaling limits of continuous-time random walks are used in physics to model anomalous diffusion in which particles spread at a different rate than the classical Brownian motion. In this paper, we characterize the scaling limit of the average of multiple particles, independently moving as a continuous-time random walk. The limit is taken by increasing the number of particles and scaling from microscopic to macroscopic view. We show that the limit is independent of the order of these limiting procedures and can also be taken simultaneously in both procedures. Whereas the scaling limit of a single-particle movement has quite an obscure behavior, the multiple-particle analogue has much nicer properties.
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spelling doaj-art-83b315224b844a4bb1a5b0e996cc4d772025-02-03T06:44:14ZengWileyJournal of Applied Mathematics1110-757X1687-00422004-01-012004321323310.1155/S1110757X04308065On multiple-particle continuous-time random walksPeter Becker-Kern0Hans-Peter Scheffler1Fachbereich Mathematik, University of Dortmund, Dortmund 44221, GermanyFachbereich Mathematik, University of Dortmund, Dortmund 44221, GermanyScaling limits of continuous-time random walks are used in physics to model anomalous diffusion in which particles spread at a different rate than the classical Brownian motion. In this paper, we characterize the scaling limit of the average of multiple particles, independently moving as a continuous-time random walk. The limit is taken by increasing the number of particles and scaling from microscopic to macroscopic view. We show that the limit is independent of the order of these limiting procedures and can also be taken simultaneously in both procedures. Whereas the scaling limit of a single-particle movement has quite an obscure behavior, the multiple-particle analogue has much nicer properties.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110757X04308065
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