TY - JOUR
T1 - Number of distinct sites visited by a random walker in the presence of a trap
AU - Dayan, I.
AU - Havlin, S.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - The authors study the number of distinct sites visited by a random walker in d=1 after t steps, S(t), in the presence of a trap. They calculate the distribution q(S, t) of S(t) in the limit of large t. They find an unusual crossover in the probability density at S approximately=Sx identical to Dt. For S<x, q(S, t) approximately S-2 and for S>>Sx, q(S, t) approximately St-3/2 exp(-S 2/4Dt). Fro this crossover it follows that the mean number of distinct sites visited is (S(t)) approximately In(t).
AB - The authors study the number of distinct sites visited by a random walker in d=1 after t steps, S(t), in the presence of a trap. They calculate the distribution q(S, t) of S(t) in the limit of large t. They find an unusual crossover in the probability density at S approximately=Sx identical to Dt. For S<x, q(S, t) approximately S-2 and for S>>Sx, q(S, t) approximately St-3/2 exp(-S 2/4Dt). Fro this crossover it follows that the mean number of distinct sites visited is (S(t)) approximately In(t).
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U2 - 10.1088/0305-4470/25/9/008
DO - 10.1088/0305-4470/25/9/008
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AN - SCOPUS:0141571790
SN - 0305-4470
VL - 25
SP - L549-L553
JO - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
JF - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
IS - 9
M1 - 008
ER -