ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Taylor diffusion
;
non-Markovian processes
;
composite stochastic processes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract We study Taylor diffusion for the case when the diffusion transverse to the bulk motion is a persistent random walk on a one-dimensional lattice. This is mapped onto a Markovian walk where each lattice site has two internal states. For such a model we find the effective diffusion coefficient which depends on the rate of transition among internal states of the lattice. The Markovian limit is recovered in the limit of infinite rate of transitions among internal states; the initial conditions have no role in the leading-order time-dependent term of the effective dispersion, but a strong effect on the constant term. We derive a continuum limit of the problem presented and study the asymptotic behavior of such limit.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02175560
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