Published June 24, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Survival of a diffusing particle in a transverse flow field

  • 1. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (United Kingdom)

Description

We consider a particle diffusing in the y-direction, dy/dt = η(t) where η(t) is Gaussian white noise, and subject to a transverse flow field in the x-direction, dx/dt = f(y), where x ≥ 0 and x = 0 is an absorbing boundary. We discuss the time dependence of the survival probability of the particle for a class of functions f(y) that are positive in some regions of space and negative in others

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/38/5617/a5_25_002.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 1361-6447) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
25
Journal Page Range
p. 5617-5626
ISSN
0305-4470
CODEN
JPHAC5

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36095793
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; NOISE; PARTICLES; PROBABILITY; TIME DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
SPACE