Open AccessDiffusion enhancement of the particle in disorder medium by biased force
Author(s) -
Liming Fan,
JingDong Bao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.70.20202063
Subject(s) - diffusion , particle (ecology) , statistical physics , anomalous diffusion , physics , materials science , thermodynamics , computer science , innovation diffusion , oceanography , geology , knowledge management
The diffusion dynamics of a particle in the biased disorder medium is investigated in this paper. Based on the mean first passage time (MFPT) theory, the analytical approximate expression of effective diffusion coefficient of a particle in the biased disorder potential is obtained. The results show that the effective diffusion of a particle in the biased disorder potential is significantly enhanced. We explain the enhancement mechanism by using the wave packet broadening of probability density distribution function. In addition, we propose the concepts of effective kinetic temperature and effective friction, and further find that the effective diffusion behavior of a particle strongly depends on the biased force.