Length Scales in Brownian yet Non-Gaussian Dynamics
José M. Miotto, Simone Pigolotti, Aleksei V. Chechkin, Sándalo Roldán-Vargas
Abstract
The distribution of particle displacements in certain diffusive systems takes on an unusual non-Gaussian behavior. New simulations explore how the evolution of such dynamics depends on the system's details.
Topics & Concepts
Statistical physicsDynamics (music)PhysicsBrownian motionBrownian dynamicsParticle (ecology)Classical mechanicsParticle dynamicsDistribution (mathematics)DiffusionStochastic processStochastic dynamicsParticle systemProbability distributionComplex systemDistribution functionScale (ratio)Material Dynamics and PropertiesTheoretical and Computational PhysicsAdvanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions