On the relation between a fluctuating diffusion equation and long time tails in stationary random media

Ernst, Machta, Dorfman, and van Beijeren [J. Stat. Phys. 34:477 (1984);35:413 (1984)] have proposed that diffusion in a stationary random medium is described by a fluctuating diffusion equation involving a coarse-grained local diffusion coefficient K(r) and free volume fraction(r). We show that for a particular class of models [lattice diffusion with random transition rates and constant(r)], their prediction for the long time tail in the velocity autocorrelation function is the correct asymptotic limit.     

Current noise and long time tails in biased disordered random walks

We calculate the mean velocity and the velocity correlation function for a random walk with a uniform bias on a disordered chain. We find a new long time tail in the velocity correlation function due to the combined effects of the bias and of the disorder in the site variables. This long time tail persists to a low-frequency cutoff inversely proportional to the square of the bias. By associating the velocity correlation function with the spectrum of current fluctuations, we calculate the excess low-frequency current noise associated with this long time tail. The spectrum of current fluctuations goes as(I ²/N)f ^–1/2, whereI is the DC current,N is the number of charge carriers, andf is the frequency. The possible connection to 1/f noise is discussed. The calculation is done by a perturbation expansion in the strength of the disorder, but is shown to be exact to all orders for weak enough bias.Supported by a fellowship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).Supported by the National Science Foundation through Grant No. DMR-8108328 and through the Cornell Materials Science Center.     

Kinetic theory of long time tails in velocity correlation functions in a moderately dense electron gas

The long time tails of the correlation functions that determine the self-diffusion coefficient and the kinetic parts of the shear viscosity and heat conductivity in a one-component plasma are calculated using a systematic kinetic theory. The results are in agreement with those obtained from the phenomenological mode coupling theory. The formal kinetic theory calculations of previous workers, who obtained incomplete long time tail results, are also discussed.     

The long time and Brownian limits for tagged particle motion in liquids

Formally exact theories of tagged particle motion in liquids are developed, based upon kinetic theory for hard spheres and mode coupling for smooth potentials. It is shown that the resulting equations are tractable in the long time and Brownian limits. The coefficient of the long time tail of the velocity correlation function is seen to differ from its low-density form by only the replacement of the low-density viscosity and diffusion constant by the true viscosity and diffusion constant. In the Brownian limit, the slip Stokes-Einstein law is obtained, with the true viscosity. The relation to other work is discussed.Supported by NSF Grant No. CHE81-11422 and by a Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar grant to TK.     

Long time tails in stationary random media II: Applications

In a previous paper we developed a mode-coupling theory to describe the long time properties of diffusion in stationary, statistically homogeneous, random media. Here the general theory is applied to deterministic and stochastic Lorentz models and several hopping models. The mode-coupling theory predicts that the amplitudes of the long time tails for these systems are determined by spatial fluctuations in a coarse-grained diffusion coefficient and a coarse-grained free volume. For one-dimensional models these amplitudes can be evaluated, and the mode-coupling theory is shown to agree with exact solutions obtained for these models. For higher-dimensional Lorentz models the formal theory yields expressions which are difficult to evaluate. For these models we develop an approximation scheme based upon projecting fluctuations in the diffusion coefficient and free volume onto fluctuations in the density of scatterers.Work supported by grant No. CHE 77-16308 from the National Science Foundation and by a Nato Travel Grant.     

Competitive trapping effects in a set of partially absorbing traps

This note contains a formalism for calculating properties of random walks in the presence of a set of partially absorbing traps. The properties that are considered are the probability of trapping at a specific point and the survival probability as a function of step number. The results are expressed in terms of determinants, but approximations to these can be found.     

Long time tails in stationary random media. I. Theory

Diffusion of moving particles in stationary disordered media is studied using a phenomenological mode-coupling theory. The presence of disorder leads to a generalized diffusion equation, with memory kernels having power law long time tails. The velocity autocorrelation function is found to decay like t^–(d/2+1), while the time correlation function associated with the super-Burnett coefficient decays liket ^–d/2 for long times. The theory is applicable to a wide variety of dynamical and stochastic systems including the Lorentz gas and hopping models. We find new, general expressions for the coefficients of the long time tails which agree with previous results for exactly solvable hopping models and with the low-density results obtained for the Lorentz gas. Finally we mention that if the moving particles are charged, then the long time tails imply that there is an ^d/2 contribution to the low-frequency part of the frequency-dependent electrical conductivity.     

A new class of long-tailed pausing time densities for the CTRW

We present some asymptotic results for the family of pausing time densities having the asymptotic (t) property(t) [t ln¹⁺(t/T)]^–1. In particular, we show that for this class of pausing time densities the mean-squared displacement r ²(t) is asymptotically proportional to ln(t/T), and the asymptotic distribution of the displacement has a negative exponential form.     

Multiple trapping of random walkers on periodic lattices

Formulas are obtained for the mean absorption time of a set ofk independent random walkers on periodic space lattices containingq traps. We consider both discrete (here we assume simultaneous stepping) and continuous-time random walks, and find that the mean lifetime of the set of walkers can be obtained, via a convolution-type recursion formula, from the generating function for one walker on the perfect lattice. An analytical solution is given for symmetric walks with nearest neighbor transitions onN-site rings containing one trap (orq equally spaced traps), for both discrete and exponential distribution of stepping times. It is shown that, asN , the lifetime of the walkers is of the form Ta_kN², whereT is the average time between steps. Values ofa _k, 2 Sk 6, are provided.     

First passage time problems for one-dimensional random walks

This note contains a development of the theory of first passage times for one-dimensional lattice random walks with steps to nearest neighbor only. The starting point is a recursion relation for the densities of first passage times from the set of lattice points. When these densities are unrestricted, the formalism allows us to discuss first passage times of continuous time random walks. When they are negative exponential densities we show that the resulting equation is the adjoint of the master equation. This is the lattice analog of a correspondence well known for systems describable by a Fokker-Planck equation. Finally we discuss first passage problems for persistent random walks in which at each step the random walker continues in the same direction as the preceding step with probability a or reverses direction with probability 1–     

Long-time tails of the green-kubo integrands for a binary mixture

The long-time tails for the mutual diffusion coefficient, the thermal diffusivity, the thermal conductivity, and the shear and longitudinal viscosities (from which the tail of the bulk viscosity can be calculated) of a nonreactive binary mixture are calculated from mode-coupling theory, and compared with a prior calculation by Pomeau. Three different choices of the thermal forces and currents are considered, with the results found to take their simplest form in the case of the de Groot double-primed set. The decompositions into the kinetic, potential, and cross terms are given.     

A simple calculation for the average number of steps to trapping in lattice random walks

We show that the asymptotic results for the average number of steps to trapping at an irreversible trapping site on aD-dimensional finite lattice can be obtained from the generating function for random walks on aninfinite perfect lattice. This introduces a significant simplification into such calculations. An interesting corollary of these calculations is the conclusion that a random walker traverses, on the average, all the distinct nontrapping lattice sites before arriving on the trapping site.This work was supported in part by NSF Grants MPS72-04363-A03 and CHE75-20624.     

无标度立体Koch网络上随机游走的平均吸收时间

作为一种基本的动力学过程,复杂网络上的随机游走是当前学术界研究的热点问题,其中精确计算带有陷阱的随机游走过程的平均吸收时间(mean trapping time,MTT)是该领域的一个难点.这里的MTT定义为从网络上任意一个节点出发首次到达设定陷阱的平均时间.本文研究了无标度立体Koch网络上带有一个陷阱的随机游走问题,解析计算了陷阱置于网络中度最大的节点这一情形的网络MTT指标.通过重正化群方法,利用网络递归生成的模式,给出了立体Koch网络上MTT的精确解,所得计算结果与数值解一致,并且从所得结果可以看出,立体Koch网络的MTT随着网络节点数N呈线性增长.最后,将所得结果与之前研究的完全图、规则网络、Sierpinski网络和T分形网络进行比较,结果表明Koch网络具有较高的传输效率.     

Excess noise in a hopping model for a resistor with quenched disorder

We consider a model for independent charged particles, hopping on a lattice with static disorder in the waiting times. The excess current noise is calculated and shown to be related to resistance noise and arising from mobility fluctuations. It is also related to the four point super-Burnett-function. The strength of the noise is calculated at small frequencies for weak disorder (classical long time tails) and for strong disorder, when it may behave like I/f. In that case the Hooge factor equals the fraction of deep trapping centers.     

Relaxation time for a charge carrier due to its scattering from other charge carriers in superlattices

A calculation of relaxation time for (i) electron–electron scattering in a modulation-doped superlattice of type-I and (ii) electron–electron, hole–hole and electron–hole scattering processes in a compositional superlattice of type-II has been performed, using Fermi's golden rule. As compared to a two-dimensional electron gas system, both intralayer and interlayer interactions, between charge carriers in a superlattice, contribute to relaxation time. It is found that scattering processes at all possible value of momentum transfer contribute to relaxation time, for a given value of temperature and carrier density. We further find interlayer interactions in a superlattice make a significant contribution to relaxation time. Relaxation time is found to decrease on increasing temperature, carrier density and single particle energy, in a superlattice. The computed relaxation time for an electron (hole) in a superlattice enhances on increasing the width of layer consisting of electrons (holes). The electron–hole (hole–electron) scattering process in a type-II superlattice yields maximum contribution to the relaxation time when a hole layer lies exactly in between two consecutive electron layers.