Entropy (Dec 2023)

Results for Nonlinear Diffusion Equations with Stochastic Resetting

  • Ervin K. Lenzi,
  • Rafael S. Zola,
  • Michely P. Rosseto,
  • Renio S. Mendes,
  • Haroldo V. Ribeiro,
  • Luciano R. da Silva,
  • Luiz R. Evangelista

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/e25121647
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 12
p. 1647

Abstract

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In this study, we investigate a nonlinear diffusion process in which particles stochastically reset to their initial positions at a constant rate. The nonlinear diffusion process is modeled using the porous media equation and its extensions, which are nonlinear diffusion equations. We use analytical and numerical calculations to obtain and interpret the probability distribution of the position of the particles and the mean square displacement. These results are further compared and shown to agree with the results of numerical simulations. Our findings show that a system of this kind exhibits non-Gaussian distributions, transient anomalous diffusion (subdiffusion and superdiffusion), and stationary states that simultaneously depend on the nonlinearity and resetting rate.

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