Random walk approach to the d-dimensional disordered Lorentz gas

dc.creatorAdib, Artur B.
dc.date2007-11-12
dc.date2008-02-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:20:41Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:20:41Z
dc.descriptionA correlated random walk approach to diffusion is applied to the disordered nonoverlapping Lorentz gas. By invoking the Lu-Torquato theory for chord-length distributions in random media [J. Chem. Phys. 98, 6472 (1993)], an analytic expression for the diffusion constant in arbitrary number of dimensions d is obtained. The result corresponds to an Enskog-like correction to the Boltzmann prediction, being exact in the dilute limit, and better or nearly exact in comparison to renormalized kinetic theory predictions for all allowed densities in d=2,3. Extensive numerical simulations were also performed to elucidate the role of the approximations involved.
dc.description5 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1875
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1875
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. E 77, 021118 (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevE.77.021118
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/154797
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleRandom walk approach to the d-dimensional disordered Lorentz gas
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