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Aging two-state process with Lévy walk and Brownian motion.

Xudong Wang¹, Yao Chen¹, Weihua Deng¹

¹School of Mathematics and Statistics, Gansu Key Laboratory of Applied Mathematics and Complex Systems, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China.

Physical Review. E

|September 11, 2019

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This study explores two-state processes, combining Lévy walk and Brownian motion for efficient searching. The relationship between sojourn time exponents (α_{±}) critically influences the system

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Area of Science:

Complex Systems Dynamics
Statistical Physics
Theoretical Biology

Background:

Single-state process dynamics are well-studied, but two-state processes are increasingly important due to their prevalence in nature.
These processes, like animal foraging, exhibit complex behaviors with significant real-world applications.
Previous research highlights Lévy walk and Brownian motion as efficient intermittent search strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish a theoretical framework for two-state processes involving Lévy walk and Brownian motion.
To analyze the dynamical behaviors, specifically mean-squared displacements (MSDs), under varying conditions.
To investigate the influence of sojourn time distributions on the system's long-term characteristics.

Main Methods:

Modeling two-state processes with heavy-tailed sojourn time distributions (exponents α_{±} ∈ (0,2)).
Analyzing ensemble-averaged and time-averaged mean-squared displacements (MSDs).
Calculating the velocity correlation function to understand system dynamics.

Main Results:

The relationship between the exponents α_{±} dictates the long-term fraction of time spent in each state, significantly impacting MSDs.
Generic MSD expressions reveal inherent characteristics of the two-state process.
Detailed analysis of six cases demonstrates the effect of state fractions on observable dynamics.

Conclusions:

The interplay of Lévy walk and Brownian motion in a two-state system is crucial for understanding complex search dynamics.
Sojourn time exponent relationships are key determinants of long-term system behavior.
The developed theoretical techniques for analyzing velocity correlations can be extended to more complex multi-state processes.