Asymmetric discrete random walk and drift-diffusion with unequal jump times, lengths, and probabilities

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Auteurs principaux: Lin, Guoxing, Zheng, Shaokun
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author Lin, Guoxing
Zheng, Shaokun
author_facet Lin, Guoxing
Zheng, Shaokun
contents Random walk has wide applications in many fields, such as machine learning, biology, physics, and chemistry. Random walk can be discrete or continuous in time and space. Asymmetric random walk could be described by drift-diffusion equation. The discrete asymmetric random walk provides a basis for understanding biased drift-diffusion. However, the current reported theoretical results for discrete random walks do not give a general theoretical treatment for the asymmetry due to unequal jump times. In this paper, the theoretical expressions for asymmetric random walks with unequal jump probabilities, times, and lengths are derived. The obtained theoretical results can be reduced to reported results when jump times are equal. Additionally, discrete random walk simulations are performed to verify the obtained theoretical results. There are good agreements between the theoretical predictions and simulation results.
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spellingShingle Asymmetric discrete random walk and drift-diffusion with unequal jump times, lengths, and probabilities
Lin, Guoxing
Zheng, Shaokun
Statistical Mechanics
Probability
Random walk has wide applications in many fields, such as machine learning, biology, physics, and chemistry. Random walk can be discrete or continuous in time and space. Asymmetric random walk could be described by drift-diffusion equation. The discrete asymmetric random walk provides a basis for understanding biased drift-diffusion. However, the current reported theoretical results for discrete random walks do not give a general theoretical treatment for the asymmetry due to unequal jump times. In this paper, the theoretical expressions for asymmetric random walks with unequal jump probabilities, times, and lengths are derived. The obtained theoretical results can be reduced to reported results when jump times are equal. Additionally, discrete random walk simulations are performed to verify the obtained theoretical results. There are good agreements between the theoretical predictions and simulation results.
title Asymmetric discrete random walk and drift-diffusion with unequal jump times, lengths, and probabilities
topic Statistical Mechanics
Probability
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.08575