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Fractional Brownian motion with a reflecting wall

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Wada, Alexander H. O. ; Vojta, Thomas
Número total de Autores: 2
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: PHYSICAL REVIEW E; v. 97, n. 2, p. 5-pg., 2018-02-13.
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Fractional Brownian motion, a stochastic process with long-time correlations between its increments, is a prototypical model for anomalous diffusion. We analyze fractional Brownian motion in the presence of a reflecting wall by means of Monte Carlo simulations. Whereas the mean-square displacement of the particle shows the expected anomalous diffusion behavior < x(2)> similar to t(alpha), the interplay between the geometric confinement and the long-time memory leads to a highly non-Gaussian probability density function with a power-law singularity at the barrier. In the superdiffusive case alpha > 1, the particles accumulate at the barrier leading to a divergence of the probability density. For subdiffusion alpha < 1, in contrast, the probability density is depleted close to the barrier. We discuss implications of these findings, in particular, for applications that are dominated by rare events. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 17/08631-0 - Transições de fase fora do equilíbrio na presença de desordem temporal
Beneficiário:Alexander Hideki Oniwa Wada
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Doutorado