Anomalous diffusion in time-fluctuating non-stationary diffusivity landscapes.

نویسندگان

  • Andrey G Cherstvy
  • Ralf Metzler
چکیده

We investigate the ensemble and time averaged mean squared displacements for particle diffusion in a simple model for disordered media by assuming that the local diffusivity is both fluctuating in time and has a deterministic average growth or decay in time. In this study we compare computer simulations of the stochastic Langevin equation for this random diffusion process with analytical results. We explore the regimes of normal Brownian motion as well as anomalous diffusion in the sub- and superdiffusive regimes. We also consider effects of the inertial term on the particle motion. The investigation of the resulting diffusion is performed for unconfined and confined motion.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP

دوره 18 34  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016