Minimal stochastic model for Fermi's acceleration.
We introduce a simple stochastic system able to generate anomalous diffusion for both position and velocity. The model represents a viable description of the Fermi's acceleration mechanism and it is amenable to analytical treatment through a linear Boltzmann equation. The asymptotic probability distribution functions for velocity and position are explicitly derived. The diffusion process is highly non-Gaussian and the time growth of moments is characterized by only two exponents nu(x) and nu(v). The diffusion process is anomalous (non-Gaussian) but with a defined scaling property, i.e., P(|r|,t)=1/t(nu(x))Fx(|r|/t(nu(x))) and similarly for velocity.
Bouchet
Freddy
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Dipartimento di Fisica, Università La Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
Cecconi
Fabio
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Vulpiani
Angelo
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