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Discrete- and continuous-time random walks in 1D L\'evy random medium

Probability 2022-08-19 v2 Statistical Mechanics Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

A L\'evy random medium, in a given space, is a random point process where the distances between points, a.k.a. targets, are long-tailed. Random walks visiting the targets of a L\'evy random medium have been used to model many (physical, ecological, social) phenomena that exhibit superdiffusion as the result of interactions between an agent and a sparse, complex environment. In this note we consider the simplest non-trivial L\'evy random medium, a sequence of points in the real line with i.i.d. long-tailed distances between consecutive targets. A popular example of a continuous-time random walk in this medium is the so-called L\'evy-Lorentz gas. We give an account of a number of recent theorems on generalizations and variations of such model, in discrete and continuous time.

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@article{arxiv.2112.08822,
  title  = {Discrete- and continuous-time random walks in 1D L\'evy random medium},
  author = {Marco Lenci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.08822},
  year   = {2022}
}

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15 pages, final version to be published in the proceedings of the conference "The Legacy of Carlo Cercignani: from Kinetic Theory to Turbulence Modeling"

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