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Diffusion of electrons in a two-dimensional system with time-dependent random potentials is investigated numerically. In the absence of spin-orbit scattering, the conductivity shows universal weak localization correction. In the presence of…

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We investigate the distribution of work performed on a Brownian particle in a time-dependent asymmetric potential well. The potential has a harmonic component with time-dependent force constant and a time-independent logarithmic barrier at…

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We study spherically symmetric timelike thin-shells in $3+1-$dimensional bulk spacetime with a variable equation of state for the fluid presented on the shell. In such a fluid the angular pressure $p$ is a function of both surface energy…

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The problem of detection time distribution concerns a quantum particle surrounded by detectors and consists of computing the probability distribution of where and when the particle will be detected. While the correct answer can be obtained…

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We consider the evolution of a quantum particle hopping on a cubic lattice in any dimension and subject to a potential consisting of a periodic part and a random part that fluctuates stochastically in time. If the random potential evolves…

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Stochastic differential equations in Hilbert space as random nonlinear modified Schroedinger equations have achieved great attention in recent years; of particular interest is the long time behavior of their solutions. In this note we…

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The cascade kinetic fragmentation process of solids is investigated when the condition probability density of splinter formation do not depends on time and has the property $P(\rho, r, t) = P(\rho/r)$. It is obtained the evolution equation…

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We present a simple thermodynamically consistent method for solving time-dependent Fokker--Planck equations (FPE) for over-damped stochastic processes, also known as Smoluchowski equations. It yields both transition and steady-state…

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In this paper, we investigate the well-posedness of weak solutions to the time-fractional Fokker-Planck equation. Its dynamics is governed by anomalous diffusion, and we consider the most general case of space-time dependent forces.…

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We solve the Klein-Gordon equation in the presence of a spatially one-dimensional Woods-Saxon potential. The scattering solutions are obtained in terms of hypergeometric functions and the condition for the existence of transmission…

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Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-02 Niyusha Hosseini , Maximilian P. E. Lock

The Klein-Gordon equation in the presence of a spatially one-dimensional Hulth\'en potential is solved exactly and the scattering solutions are obtained in terms of hypergeometric functions. The transmission coefficient is derived by the…

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