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Anomalous Diffusion of Inertial, Weakly Damped Particles

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Muenster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 9, D-48149 Muenster (Germany)
  2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstrasse 2, D-85748 Garching (Germany)
  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT (United Kingdom)

The anomalous (i.e., non-Gaussian) dynamics of particles subject to a deterministic acceleration and a series of 'random kicks' is studied. Based on an extension of the concept of continuous time random walks to position-velocity space, a new fractional equation of the Kramers-Fokker-Planck type is derived. The associated collision operator necessarily involves a fractional substantial derivative, representing important nonlocal couplings in time and space. For the force-free case, a closed solution is found and discussed.

OSTI ID:
20775271
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 96; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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