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PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Volume 633, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2023.129370
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Non-linear diffusion; Survival probability; First-passage time distribution; Mean first-passage time; Harmonic potential
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The study investigates the first-passage properties of a non-linear diffusion equation with diffusivity dependent on the concentration/probability density through a power-law relationship. The survival probability and first-passage time distribution are determined based on the power-law exponent, and both exact and approximate expressions are derived, along with their asymptotic representations. The results pertain to diffusing particles that are either freely or harmonically trapped. The mean first-passage time is finite for the harmonically trapped particle, while it is divergent for the freely diffusing particle.
Most processes examined from a standpoint of the first-passage problem are modeled by linear diffusion equations. Here, we consider the non-linear diffusion equation in which diffusivity is power-law dependent on the concentration/probability density and explore its fundamental first-passage properties. Depending on the value of the power-law exponent, we demonstrate the exact and approximate expressions for the survival probability and the first-passage time distribution along with their asymptotic representations. These results refer to the freely and harmonically trapped diffusing particle. While in the former case the mean first-passage time is divergent, albeit the first-passage time distribution is normalized to unity, it is finite in the latter. To support this result, we derive the exact formula for the mean first-passage time to the target prescribed in the minimum of the harmonic potential.
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