Anomalous diffusion in time-fluctuating non-stationary diffusivity landscapes

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 simulat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2016-08, Vol.18 (34), p.2384-23852
Hauptverfasser: Cherstvy, Andrey G, Metzler, Ralf
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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. We investigate the diffusive and ergodic properties of massive and confined particles in a model disordered medium, in which the local diffusivity fluctuates in time while its mean has a power law dependence on the diffusion time.
ISSN:1463-9076
1463-9084
DOI:10.1039/c6cp03101c