title: Scaling forms of particle densities for Lévy walks and strong anomalous diffusion.
abstract: We study the scaling behavior of particle densities for Lévy walks whose transition length r is coupled with the transition time t as |r|∝t^{α} with an exponent α>0. The transition-time distribution behaves as ψ(t)∝t^{-1-β} with β>0. For 1<β<2α and α≥1, particle displacements are characterized by a finite transition time and confinement to |r|<t^{α} while the marginal distribution of transition lengths is heavy tailed. These characteristics give rise to the existence of two scaling forms for the particle density, one that is valid at particle displacements |r|≪t^{α} and one at |r|≲t^{α}. As a consequence, the Lévy walk displays strong anomalous diffusion in the sense that the average absolute moments 〈|r|^{q}〉 scale as t^{qν(q)} with ν(q) piecewise linear above and below a critical value q_{c}. We derive explicit expressions for the scaling forms of the particle densities and determine the scaling of the average absolute moments. We find that 〈|r|^{q}〉∝t^{qα/β} for q<q_{c}=β/α and 〈|r|^{q}〉∝t^{1+αq-β} for q>q_{c}. These results give insight into the possible origins of strong anomalous diffusion and anomalous behaviors in disordered systems in general.
authors.affiliation: Spanish National Research Council, IDAEA, CSIC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dentz
authors.affiliation: Geosciences Rennes, UMR No. 6118, Université de Rennes 1, CNRS, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Tanguy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Le Borgne
authors.affiliation: School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, 3000 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.affiliation: Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, 3620 S. Vermont Avenue, KAP 224B, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
authors.forename: Felipe P J
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: de Barros