Diffusion in a Time-dependent External Field

Details Diffusion in a Time-dependent External Field Diffusion in a Time-dependent External Field

2010-04-08

arxiv.org/abs/1004.1372v1

Physical Review E 77, 011107 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

18 pages, no figures

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The problem of diffusion in a time-dependent (and generally inhomogeneous) external field is considered on the basis of a generalized master equation with two times, introduced in [1,2]. We consider the case of the quasi Fokker-Planck approximation, when the probability transition function for diffusion (PTD-function) does not possess a long tail in coordinate space and can be expanded as a function of instantaneous displacements. The more complicated case of long tails in the PTD will be discussed separately. We also discuss diffusion on the basis of hydrodynamic and kinetic equations and show the validity of the phenomenological approach. A new type of "collision" integral is introduced for the description of diffusion in a system of particles, which can transfer from a moving state to the rest state (with some waiting time distribution). The solution of the appropriate kinetic equation in the external field also confirms the phenomenological approach of the generalized master equation.

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