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F. Sagues

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Mean squared displacement in a generalized L\'evy walk model

L\'evy walks represent a class of stochastic models (space-time coupled continuous time random walks) with applications ranging from the laser cooling to the description of animal motion. The initial model was intended for the description of turbulent dispersion as given by the Richardson's law. The existence of this Richardson's regime in the original model was recently challenged in the work by T. Albers and G. Radons, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 104501 (2018): the mean squared displacement (MSD) in this model diverges, i.e. does not exist, in the regime, where it presumably should reproduce the Richardson's law. In the supplemental material to this work the authors present (but do not investigate in detail) a generalized model interpolating between the original one and the Drude-like models known to show no divergences. In the present work we give a detailed investigation of the ensemble MSD in this generalized model, show that the behavior of the MSD in this model is the same (up to prefactiors) as in the original one in the domains where the MSD in the original model does exist, and investigate the conditions under which the MSD in the generalized model does exist or diverges. Both ordinary and aged situations are considered.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Reaction-Subdiffusion Equations for the A <--> B Reaction

We consider a simple linear reversible isomerization reaction A <--> B under subdiffusion described by continuous time random walks (CTRW). The reactants' transformations take place independently on the motion and are described by constant rates. We show that the form of the ensuing system of mesoscopic reaction-subdiffusion is somewhat unusual: the equation giving the time derivative of one reactant concentration, say A(x,t), contains the terms depending not only on Laplacian A, but also on Laplacian B, i.e. depends also on the transport operator of another reactant. Physically this is due to the fact that several transitions from A to B and back may take place at one site before the particle jumps.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Mesoscopic description of reactions under anomalous diffusion: A case study

Reaction-diffusion equations deliver a versatile tool for the description of reactions in inhomogeneous systems under the assumption that the characteristic reaction scales and the scales of the inhomogeneities in the reactant concentrations separate. In the present work we discuss the possibilities of a generalization of reaction-diffusion equations to the case of anomalous diffusion described by continuous-time random walks with decoupled step length and waiting time probability densities, the first being Gaussian or Levy, the second one being an exponential or a power-law lacking the first moment. We consider a special case of an irreversible or reversible A ->B conversion and show that only in the Markovian case of an exponential waiting time distribution the diffusion- and the reaction-term can be decoupled. In all other cases, the properties of the reaction affect the transport operator, so that the form of the corresponding reaction-anomalous diffusion equations does not closely follow the form of the usual reaction-diffusion equations.

cond-mat.stat-mech

On reaction-subdiffusion equations

To analyze possible generalizations of reaction-diffusion schemes for the case of subdiffusion we discuss a simple monomolecular conversion A --> B. We derive the corresponding kinetic equations for local A and B concentrations. Their form is rather unusual: The parameters of reaction influence the diffusion term in the equation for a component A, a consequence of the nonmarkovian nature of subdiffusion. The equation for a product contains a term which depends on the concentration of A at all previous times. Our discussion shows that reaction-subdiffusion equations may not resemble the corresponding reaction-diffusion ones and are not obtained by a trivial change of the diffusion operator for a subdiffusion one.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Dynamics of Turing patterns under spatio-temporal forcing

We study, both theoretically and experimentally, the dynamical response of Turing patterns to a spatio-temporal forcing in the form of a travelling wave modulation of a control parameter. We show that from strictly spatial resonance, it is possible to induce new, generic dynamical behaviors, including temporally-modulated travelling waves and localized travelling soliton-like solutions. The latter make contact with the soliton solutions of P. Coullet Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 56}, 724 (1986) and provide a general framework which includes them. The stability diagram for the different propagating modes in the Lengyel-Epstein model is determined numerically. Direct observations of the predicted solutions in experiments carried out with light modulations in the photosensitive CDIMA reaction are also reported.

physics.chem-ph

Propagation Dynamics of a Particle Phase in a Single-File Pore

We study propagation dynamics of a particle phase in a single-file pore connected to a reservoir of particles (bulk liquid phase). We show that the total mass $M(t)$ of particles entering the pore up to time $t$ grows as $M(t) = 2 m(J,ρ_F) \sqrt{D_0 t}$, where $D_0$ is the "bare" diffusion coefficient and the prefactor $m(J,ρ_F)$ is a non-trivial function of the reservoir density $ρ_F$ and the amplitude $J$ of attractive particle-particle interactions. Behavior of the dynamic density profiles is also discussed.

cond-mat.soft

Front dynamics in turbulent media

A study of a stable front propagating in a turbulent medium is presented. The front is generated through a reaction-diffusion equation, and the turbulent medium is statistically modeled using a Langevin equation. Numerical simulations indicate the presence of two different dynamical regimes. These regimes appear when the turbulent flow either wrinkles a still rather sharp propagating interfase or broadens it. Specific dependences of the propagating velocities on stirring intensities appropriate to each case are found and fitted when possible according to theoretically predicted laws. Different turbulent spectra are considered.

chao-dyn

Reaction-diffusion fronts under stochastic advection

We study front propagation in stirred media using a simplified modelization of the turbulent flow. Computer simulations reveal the existence of the two limiting propagation modes observed in recent experiments with liquid phase isothermal reactions. These two modes respectively correspond to a wrinkled although sharp propagating interface and to a broadened one. Specific laws relative to the enhancement of the front velocity in each regime are confirmed by our simulations.

chao-dyn

Langevin approach to generate synthetic turbulence

We present an analytical scheme, easily implemented numerically, to generate synthetic Gaussian turbulent flows by using a linear Langevin equation, where the noise term acts as a stochastic stirring force. The characteristic parameters of the velocity field are well introduced, in particular the kinematic viscosity and the spectrum of energy. As an application, the diffusion of a passive scalar is studied for two different energy spectra. Numerical results are compared favorably with analytical calculations.

chao-dyn