摘要
Anomalous diffusion of Brownian particles in inhomogeneous viscosity landscapes is predicted by means of scaling arguments, which are substantiated through numerical simulations. Analytical solutions of the related Fokker-Planck equation in limiting cases confirm our results. In the case of an ensemble of particles starting at a spatial minimum (maximum) of the viscous damping, we find subdiffusive (superdiffusive) motion. Superdiffusion also occurs in the case of a monotonically varying viscosity profile. We suggest different systems for related experimental investigations.
- 出版日期2011-4-21