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We formulate the the problem of persistent diffusion in three dimensions from the perspective of the Frenet--Serret equations. In contrast to one and two dimensional systems, in three dimensions persistent diffusion is, in general, a third…
Bardina and Jolis [Stochastic process. Appl. 69 (1997) 83--109] prove an extension of It\^{o}'s formula for $F(X_t,t)$, where $F(x,t)$ has a locally square-integrable derivative in $x$ that satisfies a mild continuity condition in $t$ and…
We consider a diffusion and a wave equations: $$ \partial_t^ku(x,t) = \Delta u(x,t) + \mu(t)f(x), \quad x\in \Omega, \, t>0, \quad k=1,2 $$ with the zero initial and boundary conditions, where $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ is a bounded…
The global persistence exponent $\theta_g$ is calculated for the two-dimensional Blume-Capel model following a quench to the critical point from both disordered states and such with small initial magnetizations. Estimates are obtained for…
Persistence in coarsening 1D spin systems with a power law interaction $r^{-1-\sigma}$ is considered. Numerical studies indicate that for sufficiently large values of the interaction exponent $\sigma$ ($\sigma\geq 1/2$ in our simulations),…
We propose a generalized diffusion equation for a flat Euclidean space subjected to a continuous infinitesimal scale transform. For the special cases of an algebraic or exponential expansion/contraction, governed by time-dependent scale…
In this paper we propose the use of $\phi$-divergences as test statistics to verify simple hypotheses about a one-dimensional parametric diffusion process $\de X_t = b(X_t, \theta)\de t + \sigma(X_t, \theta)\de W_t$, from discrete…
We consider a Brownian particle, with diffusion constant D, moving inside an expanding d-dimensional sphere whose surface is an absorbing boundary for the particle. The sphere has initial radius L_0 and expands at a constant rate c. We…
We consider a Poisson equation in $\mathbb R^d$ for the elliptic operator corresponding to an ergodic diffusion process. Optimal regularity and smoothness with respect to the parameter are obtained under mild conditions on the coefficients.…
The dynamics of the fragmentation equation with size diffusion is investigated when the size ranges in (0, $\infty$). The associated linear operator involves three terms and can be seen as a nonlocal perturbation of a Schr{\"o}dinger…
This paper considers the Dirichlet problem $$ -\mathrm{div}(a\nabla u_a)=f \quad \hbox{on}\,\,\ D, \qquad u_a=0\quad \hbox{on}\,\,\partial D, $$ for a Lipschitz domain $D\subset \mathbb R^d$, where $a$ is a scalar diffusion function. For a…
We derive the asymptotic first passage time (FPT) distribution for space-dependent variable-order time-fractional diffusion, where the fractional exponent $\alpha(x)$ varies with position. For any sufficiently smooth $\alpha(x)$ on a finite…
Scale-free surfaces, such as cones, remain unchanged under a simultaneous expansion of all coordinates by the same factor. Probability density of a particle diffusing near such absorbing surface at large time approaches a simple form that…
Answering the question of V.I. Oseledets, we present a random variable $\xi$ such that the sum $\xi(x)+a\xi(y)$ has a singular distribution for a set of parameters $a$ dense in $(1, +\infty)$, but for another dense set of parameters, this…
The spatial distribution of persistent (unvisited) sites in one dimensional $A+A\to\emptyset$ model is studied. The `empty interval distribution' $n(k,t)$, which is the probability that two consecutive persistent sites are separated by…
We consider a multidimensional diffusion X with drift coefficient b({\alpha},X(t)) and diffusion coefficient {\epsilon}{\sigma}({\beta},X(t)). The diffusion is discretely observed at times t_k=k{\Delta} for k=1..n on a fixed interval [0,T].…
The first part of this paper is devoted to the derivation of a technical result, related to the stability of the solution of a reaction-diffusion equation $u_t-\Delta u = f(x,u)$ on $(0,\infty)\times \mathbb{R}^N$, where the initial datum…
The time dependence of the survival probability, S(t), is determined for diffusing particles in two dimensions which are also driven by a random unidirectional zero-mean velocity field, v_x(y). For a semi-infinite system with unbounded y…