We consider mean first-passage time (MFPT) of random walks from one end to the other of a segment of a Sinai lattice. In the limit of the length of the lattice segment going to infinity, the distribution of MFPT over Sinai disorder has unbounded moments. We present a multifractal characterization of the distribution. We derive an analytical expression for the fractal dimension as a function of the strength of the disorder. We demonstrate that the multifractality of the limiting distribution manifests itself as self-similar fluctuations of the MFPT from one disorder configuration to the other.
Multifractal Scaling of Moments of Mean First Passage Time in the Presence of Sinai Disorder
GIACOMETTI, Achille
1996
Abstract
We consider mean first-passage time (MFPT) of random walks from one end to the other of a segment of a Sinai lattice. In the limit of the length of the lattice segment going to infinity, the distribution of MFPT over Sinai disorder has unbounded moments. We present a multifractal characterization of the distribution. We derive an analytical expression for the fractal dimension as a function of the strength of the disorder. We demonstrate that the multifractality of the limiting distribution manifests itself as self-similar fluctuations of the MFPT from one disorder configuration to the other.File in questo prodotto:
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