We numerically solve a discretized model of Lévy random walks on a finite one-dimensional domain with a reflection coefficient r and in the presence of sources. At the domain boundaries, the steady-state density profile is nonanalytic. The meniscus exponent ?, introduced to characterize this singular behavior, uniquely identifies the whole profile. Numerical data suggest that ?=?/2+r(?/2-1), where ? is the Lévy exponent of the step-length distribution. As an application, we show that this model reproduces the temperature profiles obtained for a chain of oscillators displaying anomalous heat conduction. Remarkably, the case of free-boundary conditions in the chain corresponds to a Lévy walk with negative reflection coefficient.
Density profiles in open superdiffusive systems
Stefano Lepri;Antonio Politi
2011
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We numerically solve a discretized model of Lévy random walks on a finite one-dimensional domain with a reflection coefficient r and in the presence of sources. At the domain boundaries, the steady-state density profile is nonanalytic. The meniscus exponent ?, introduced to characterize this singular behavior, uniquely identifies the whole profile. Numerical data suggest that ?=?/2+r(?/2-1), where ? is the Lévy exponent of the step-length distribution. As an application, we show that this model reproduces the temperature profiles obtained for a chain of oscillators displaying anomalous heat conduction. Remarkably, the case of free-boundary conditions in the chain corresponds to a Lévy walk with negative reflection coefficient.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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