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arxiv: 1103.4840 · v2 · pith:66XL56DUnew · submitted 2011-03-24 · ❄️ cond-mat.dis-nn

Fokker-Planck equation for transport of wave packets in nonlinear disordered media

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keywords disorderedequationnonlinearwavefokker-planckmediapackettheory
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Starting from first principles, we formulate a theory of wave packet propagation in a nonlinear, disordered medium of any dimension, through the derivation of a Fokker-Planck transport equation. Our theory is based on a diagrammatic expansion of the wave packet's density, and is supported by a heuristic picture that involves a Boltzmann equation with an effective, external potential. Our approach also confirms results obtained in previous work for two-dimensional, nonlinear disordered media.

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