Evidence and quantification of memory effects in competitive first passage events

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Autori principali: Dolgushev, M., Mendes, T. V., Gorin, B., Xie, K., Levernier, N., Bénichou, O., Kellay, H., Voituriez, R., Guérin, T.
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author Dolgushev, M.
Mendes, T. V.
Gorin, B.
Xie, K.
Levernier, N.
Bénichou, O.
Kellay, H.
Voituriez, R.
Guérin, T.
author_facet Dolgushev, M.
Mendes, T. V.
Gorin, B.
Xie, K.
Levernier, N.
Bénichou, O.
Kellay, H.
Voituriez, R.
Guérin, T.
contents Splitting probabilities quantify the likelihood of a given outcome out of competitive events. This key observable of random walk theory, historically introduced as the gambler's ruin problem, is well understood for memoryless (Markovian) processes. However, in complex systems such as polymer fluids, the motion of a particle should typically be described as a process with memory, for which splitting probabilities are much less characterized analytically. Here, we introduce an analytical approach that provides the splitting probabilities for one-dimensional isotropic non-Markovian Gaussian processes with stationary increments, in the case of two targets. This analysis shows that splitting probabilities are controlled by the out of equilibrium trajectories observed after the first passage. This is directly evidenced in a prototypical experimental reaction scheme in viscoelastic fluids. These results are extended to $d$-dimensional processes in large confining volumes, opening a path towards the study of competitive events in complex media.
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spellingShingle Evidence and quantification of memory effects in competitive first passage events
Dolgushev, M.
Mendes, T. V.
Gorin, B.
Xie, K.
Levernier, N.
Bénichou, O.
Kellay, H.
Voituriez, R.
Guérin, T.
Statistical Mechanics
Splitting probabilities quantify the likelihood of a given outcome out of competitive events. This key observable of random walk theory, historically introduced as the gambler's ruin problem, is well understood for memoryless (Markovian) processes. However, in complex systems such as polymer fluids, the motion of a particle should typically be described as a process with memory, for which splitting probabilities are much less characterized analytically. Here, we introduce an analytical approach that provides the splitting probabilities for one-dimensional isotropic non-Markovian Gaussian processes with stationary increments, in the case of two targets. This analysis shows that splitting probabilities are controlled by the out of equilibrium trajectories observed after the first passage. This is directly evidenced in a prototypical experimental reaction scheme in viscoelastic fluids. These results are extended to $d$-dimensional processes in large confining volumes, opening a path towards the study of competitive events in complex media.
title Evidence and quantification of memory effects in competitive first passage events
topic Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.05005