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Lévy flights from a continuous-time process.

I M Sokolov1

  • 1Theoretische Polymerphysik, Universität Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 3, D-79104 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|April 17, 2001
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This study explores Lévy flight dynamics in continuous-time random walks (CTRWs). It reveals nonlinear responses to external forces and slow, power-law relaxation in mixed models, contrasting with normal Boltzmann distributions.

Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Complex Systems

Background:

  • Lévy flight dynamics arise from random walks where operational time (n) grows superlinearly with physical time (t).
  • This contrasts with typical continuous-time random walk (CTRW) models where n grows sublinearly with t.
  • Temporal subordination is a key mechanism for Lévy flight emergence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the behavior of random walkers under Lévy flight dynamics.
  • To analyze the response to external forces and relaxation dynamics in various CTRW models.
  • To explore the implications of mixed models combining normal CTRW and Lévy flight regimes.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of random walk models with superlinear and sublinear operational time growth.

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  • Investigation of temporal subordination in generating Lévy flights.
  • Examination of system response to weak external forces.
  • Study of relaxation dynamics in harmonic potentials and mixed models.

    • Main Results:

    • Lévy flight dynamics can emerge from superlinear operational time growth in random walks.
    • Response to weak outer forces is nonlinear for walkers exhibiting temporal subordination.
    • Ensembles of walkers in harmonic potentials relax exponentially to a Boltzmann distribution.
    • Mixed models exhibit paradoxical diffusive behavior and slow, power-law relaxation.

    Conclusions:

    • Temporal subordination provides a framework for understanding Lévy flight dynamics and their response to external stimuli.
    • Mixed CTRW and Lévy flight models present unique transport properties, relevant to systems like polymer chains.
    • Relaxation dynamics in these complex systems deviate significantly from simple exponential patterns, following power laws.