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Reaction-subdiffusion equations for the A<=>B reaction.

F Sagués¹, V P Shkilev, I M Sokolov

¹Departament de Química Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

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Area of Science:

Chemical kinetics
Statistical physics
Anomalous transport phenomena

Background:

Subdiffusion processes are common in complex systems.
Continuous Time Random Walks (CTRW) model anomalous diffusion.
Linear reversible reactions are fundamental chemical processes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate reaction-subdiffusion dynamics for a linear reversible isomerization.
To derive and analyze the mesoscopic reaction-subdiffusion equations.
To understand the implications of subdiffusion on reaction kinetics.

Main Methods:

Modeling a linear reversible isomerization reaction (A <=> B).
Employing Continuous Time Random Walks (CTRW) to describe subdiffusion.
Deriving mesoscopic reaction-subdiffusion equations.

Main Results:

The derived equations exhibit an unusual coupling: the rate of change of A depends on both A and B concentrations.
This coupling arises from the memory effects in subdiffusion, where flux depends on past concentrations.
The CTRN framework reveals how particle history influences reaction dynamics.

Conclusions:

Subdiffusion significantly alters reaction dynamics compared to normal diffusion.
The derived reaction-subdiffusion equations capture the non-Markovian nature of the process.
This work provides insights into reaction kinetics in complex, heterogeneous environments.