Field-induced dispersion in subdiffusion
We discuss the response of continuous-time random walks to an oscillating external field within the generalized master equation approach. We concentrate on the time dependence of the two first moments of the walker's displacement. We show that for power-law waiting-time distributions with 0<...
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| Published in | Physical review letters Vol. 97; no. 14; p. 140602 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
06.10.2006
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| Summary: | We discuss the response of continuous-time random walks to an oscillating external field within the generalized master equation approach. We concentrate on the time dependence of the two first moments of the walker's displacement. We show that for power-law waiting-time distributions with 0<alpha<1 corresponding to a semi-Markovian situation showing nonstationarity, the mean particle position tends to a constant; namely, the response to the external perturbation dies out. On the other hand, the oscillating field leads to a new additional contribution to the dispersion of the particle position, proportional to the square of its amplitude and growing with time. These new effects, amenable to experimental observation, result directly from the nonstationary property of the system. |
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| ISSN: | 0031-9007 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.140602 |