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On generating Kappa‐like distribution functions using velocity space Lévy flights
Author(s) -
Collier Michael R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/93gl01702
Subject(s) - lévy flight , distribution (mathematics) , power law , space (punctuation) , random walk , physics , statistical physics , path (computing) , power (physics) , probability distribution , distribution function , mathematics , mathematical analysis , statistics , computer science , quantum mechanics , operating system , programming language
A simple model using random walk jumps in velocity space whose path lengths are governed by a power law or Lévy flight probability distribution is shown to generate distribution functions that are Maxwellian at low velocities and power law at high velocities.