Friday, May 11, 2012

1205.2243 (Aleksei V. Chechkin et al.)

Bulk-mediated diffusion on a planar surface: full solution    [PDF]

Aleksei V. Chechkin, Irwin M. Zaid, Michael A. Lomholt, Igor M. Sokolov, Ralf Metzler
We consider the effective surface motion of a particle that intermittently unbinds from a planar surface and performs bulk excursions. Based on a random walk approach we derive the diffusion equations for surface and bulk diffusion including the surface-bulk coupling. From these exact dynamic equations we analytically obtain the propagator of the effective surface motion. This approach allows us to deduce a superdiffusive, Cauchy-type behavior on the surface, together with exact cutoffs limiting the Cauchy form. Moreover we study the long-time dynamics for the surface motion.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.2243

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