Biased diffusion on random structures

Armin Bunde, Shlomo Havlin

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Abstract

We discuss topologically biased diffusion on random structures (e.g. a random comb, a percolation cluster) that are characterized by effective dangling ends. The distribution of lengths L of dangling ends determines the transport behaviour. For a power-law distribution (percolation cluster at pc) diffusion is ultra-anomalously slow, the mean square displacement of a random walker varies with a power law of logr, while for exponential distributions (p>pc) a dynamical phase transition occurs: above a critical bias field £c diffusion is anomalous and non-universal. We also consider diffusion in d= 2 percolation clusters at criticality under the influence of a n'we-dependent bias field E(t) = E0 sin ωt. We discuss the mean displacement <x(t)> of a random walker and investigate strong nonlinear effects in the amplitude A(E0,ω) of <.x(t)> by computer simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)821-831
Number of pages11
JournalPhilosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties
Volume56
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1987

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
A.B. gratefully acknowledges financial support from Deutsche Forschungs-gemeinschaft, and S.H. support from the U.S.-Israel Bi-national Science Foundation and from a Minerva Fellowship.

Funding

A.B. gratefully acknowledges financial support from Deutsche Forschungs-gemeinschaft, and S.H. support from the U.S.-Israel Bi-national Science Foundation and from a Minerva Fellowship.

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U.S.–Israel Bi-National Science Foundation
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

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