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Enhanced diffusion in a finite domain can be understood as a potential barrier. This study models diffusion using a stochastic hopping process, revealing its equivalence to hopping between metastable states.

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Area of Science:

  • Physical Chemistry
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Computational Physics

Background:

  • Diffusion processes are fundamental in various scientific fields.
  • Understanding diffusion in heterogeneous environments is crucial.
  • Position-dependent diffusion coefficients present unique analytical challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze diffusion in a finite domain with a position-dependent diffusion coefficient.
  • To model this system as a stochastic hopping process.
  • To investigate the relationship between enhanced diffusion and potential barriers.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a coordinate transformation to map the system.
  • Analyzed the system as a problem with constant diffusion and a nontrivial potential.
  • Computed first-passage time distributions, hopping rates, and Fokker-Planck operator eigenvalues.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that a regime with enhanced diffusion acts as a potential barrier.
  • Showed the equivalence between diffusion with a heat barrier and a hopping process.
  • Identified metastable states in the diffusion model.

Conclusions:

  • Diffusion with a position-dependent coefficient can be effectively modeled as a stochastic hopping process.
  • The concept of a potential barrier is key to understanding enhanced diffusion regimes.
  • The study provides a framework for analyzing complex diffusion phenomena.