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arxiv: 1307.2157 · v1 · pith:Q5B742WDnew · submitted 2013-07-08 · 🧮 math-ph · math.MP

A diffusion limit for a test particle in a random distribution of scatterers

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We consider a point particle moving in a random distribution of obstacles described by a potential barrier. We show that, in a weak-coupling regime, under a diffusion limit suggested by the potential itself, the probability distribution of the particle converges to the solution of the heat equation. The diffusion coefficient is given by the Green-Kubo formula associated to the generator of the diffusion process dictated by the linear Landau equation.

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