ISSN:
1434-6036
Keywords:
05.40.+j
;
82.20.Wt
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract We present Monte Carlo simulations of annihilation reactionA+A→0 in one dimensional lattice and in three different fractal substrata. In the model, the particles diffuse independently and when two of them attempt to occupy the same substratum site, they react with a probabilityp. For different kinds of initial distributions and in the short an intermediate time regimes, the results for 0〈p≪1 show that the density ofA particles approximately behaves as ρ(t)=ρ(t=0)f(t/t 0), with the scaling functionf(x)≃1 forx≪1,f(x)∼x −y forx≫1. The crossover timet 0, behaves ast 0∼ρ 0eff −1y where theeffective initial densityρ 0eff depends on ρ(t=0) and on the kind of initial distribution. For a given substratum of spreading dimensiond s, the exponenty(d s/2〈y〈1) depends only onp and its value increases asp decreases (y→1 whenp→0). In the very long time regime it is expected thatp(t)∼t −ds/2 independently ofp.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01316832
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