Title of article
V-Langevin equations, continuous time random walks and fractional diffusion
Author/Authors
R. Balescu، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
دوهفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages
19
From page
62
To page
80
Abstract
The following question is addressed: under what conditions can a strange diffusive process, defined by a semi-dynamical V-Langevin equation or its associated hybrid kinetic equation (HKE), be described by an equivalent purely stochastic process, defined by a continuous time random walk (CTRW) or by a fractional differential equation (FDE)? More specifically, does there exist a class of V-Langevin equations with long-range (algebraic) velocity temporal correlation, that leads to a time-fractional superdiffusive process? The answer is always affirmative in one dimension. It is always negative in two dimensions: any algebraically decaying temporal velocity correlation (with a Gaussian spatial correlation) produces a normal diffusive process. General conditions relating the diffusive nature of the process to the temporal exponent of the Lagrangian velocity correlation (in Corrsin approximation) are derived. It is shown that a bifurcation occurs as the latter parameter is varied. Above that bifurcation value the process is always diffusive.
Journal title
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
Serial Year
2007
Journal title
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
Record number
902779
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