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Effective diffusion of Brownian motion in spatially quasi-periodic noise

Statistical Mechanics 2026-01-22 v3

Abstract

The effective diffusion of Brownian particles in periodic potential has been a central topic in nonequilibrium statistical physcis. A classical result is the Lifson formula which provides the effective diffusion constant in periodic potentials. Extending beyong periodicity, our recent work [arXiv:2504.16527] has demonstrated that a modified Lifson expression remains valid for Brownian motion in quasi-periodic potentials. In this work, we extend our previous results by incorporating spatial quasi-periodic noise and examining different stochastic interpretations, α[0,1]\alpha\in[0,1]. The proposed framework is simple, computationally efficient, and unifies the treatment of diffusion in both periodic and quasi-periodic systems.

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@article{arxiv.2509.01227,
  title  = {Effective diffusion of Brownian motion in spatially quasi-periodic noise},
  author = {Sang Yang and Zhixin Peng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.01227},
  year   = {2026}
}

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5pages,1 figures