THE CONTINUUM-LIMIT OF A 2-DIMENSIONAL PERSISTENT RANDOM-WALK

被引:19
作者
MASOLIVER, J [1 ]
PORRA, JM [1 ]
WEISS, GH [1 ]
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[1] NIH, DIV COMP RES & TECHNOL, BETHESDA, MD 20892 USA
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10.1016/0378-4371(92)90023-J
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We consider a two-dimensional persistent random walk in which the motion consists of alternative steps along one of two vectors, a and b. It is shown that the continuum limit of the evolution equation is not a two- but rather a one-dimensional telegrapher's equation.
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