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A Zoia¹, E Dumonteil, A Mazzolo

¹CEA/Saclay, DEN/DANS/DM2S/SERMA/LTSD, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. andrea.zoia@cea.fr

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This study derives a new formula for particle collisions in various domains, improving upon diffusion approximations for small collision numbers. The findings generalize existing residence time formulas and offer applications for different domain types.

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Area of Science:

Physics
Applied Mathematics
Statistical Mechanics

Background:

Physical observables are often modeled as random walks.
Diffusion approximations yield inaccurate results when particle collision counts are low before domain exit.

Purpose of the Study:

To derive an explicit formula for the moments of particle collisions within arbitrary volumes.
To generalize existing formulas for residence times in transport processes.

Main Methods:

Derivation of an explicit formula for collision moments.
Generalization of the Kac formula for residence time moments.

Main Results:

An explicit formula for the moments of the number of particle collisions is derived.
The derived formula generalizes the Kac formula.
The approach is applicable to bounded, unbounded, and absorbing domains.

Conclusions:

The new formula provides a more accurate method for calculating particle collisions compared to diffusion approximations in specific scenarios.
The work offers a generalized framework for analyzing transport processes and particle behavior in diverse domains.