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Fractal model of anomalous diffusion
An equation of motion is derived from fractal analysis of the Brownian particle trajectory in which the asymptotic fractal dimension of the trajectory has a required value. The formula makes it possible to calculate the time dependence of the mean square displacement for both short and long periods...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628625/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26129728 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00249-015-1054-5 |
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author | Gmachowski, Lech |
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description | An equation of motion is derived from fractal analysis of the Brownian particle trajectory in which the asymptotic fractal dimension of the trajectory has a required value. The formula makes it possible to calculate the time dependence of the mean square displacement for both short and long periods when the molecule diffuses anomalously. The anomalous diffusion which occurs after long periods is characterized by two variables, the transport coefficient and the anomalous diffusion exponent. An explicit formula is derived for the transport coefficient, which is related to the diffusion constant, as dependent on the Brownian step time, and the anomalous diffusion exponent. The model makes it possible to deduce anomalous diffusion properties from experimental data obtained even for short time periods and to estimate the transport coefficient in systems for which the diffusion behavior has been investigated. The results were confirmed for both sub and super-diffusion. |
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spelling | pubmed-46286252015-11-05 Fractal model of anomalous diffusion Gmachowski, Lech Eur Biophys J Original Paper An equation of motion is derived from fractal analysis of the Brownian particle trajectory in which the asymptotic fractal dimension of the trajectory has a required value. The formula makes it possible to calculate the time dependence of the mean square displacement for both short and long periods when the molecule diffuses anomalously. The anomalous diffusion which occurs after long periods is characterized by two variables, the transport coefficient and the anomalous diffusion exponent. An explicit formula is derived for the transport coefficient, which is related to the diffusion constant, as dependent on the Brownian step time, and the anomalous diffusion exponent. The model makes it possible to deduce anomalous diffusion properties from experimental data obtained even for short time periods and to estimate the transport coefficient in systems for which the diffusion behavior has been investigated. The results were confirmed for both sub and super-diffusion. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015-07-01 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4628625/ /pubmed/26129728 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00249-015-1054-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2015 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Gmachowski, Lech Fractal model of anomalous diffusion |
title | Fractal model of anomalous diffusion |
title_full | Fractal model of anomalous diffusion |
title_fullStr | Fractal model of anomalous diffusion |
title_full_unstemmed | Fractal model of anomalous diffusion |
title_short | Fractal model of anomalous diffusion |
title_sort | fractal model of anomalous diffusion |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628625/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26129728 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00249-015-1054-5 |
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