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Advection diffusion equation with absorbing boundary

Chaotic Dynamics 2015-05-20 v1

Abstract

We consider a spatially homogeneous advection-diffusion equation in which the diffusion tensor and drift velocity are time-independent, but otherwise general. We derive asymptotic expressions, valid at large distances from a steady point source, for the flux onto a completely permeable boundary and onto an absorbing boundary. The absorbing case is treated by making a source of antiparticles at the boundary. In both cases there is an exponential decay as the distance from the source increases; we find that the exponent is the same for both boundary conditions.

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@article{arxiv.1412.4720,
  title  = {Advection diffusion equation with absorbing boundary},
  author = {John Grant and Michael Wilkinson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.4720},
  year   = {2015}
}

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12 pages, 2 figures

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