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Anomalous-diffusion approach applied to the electrical response of water

We investigate the electrical response of Milli-Q deionized water by using a fractional diffusion equation of distributed order with the interfaces (i.e., the boundary conditions at the electrodes limiting the sample) governed by integrodifferential …

Anomalous diffusion and memory effects on the impedance spectroscopy for finite-length situations

The contribution of ions to the electrical impedance of an electrolytic cell limited by perfect blocking electrodes is determined by considering the role of the anomalous diffusion process and memory effects. Analytical solutions for fractional …

Scaling laws and universality in the choice of election candidates

Nowadays there is an increasing interest of physicists in finding regularities related to social phenomena. This interest is clearly motivated by applications that a statistical mechanical description of the human behavior may have in our society. By …

Anomalous diffusion governed by a fractional diffusion equation and the electrical response of an electrolytic cell

The electrical response of an electrolytic cell in which the diffusion of mobile ions in the bulk is governed by a fractional diffusion equation of distributed order is analyzed. The boundary conditions at the electrodes limiting the sample are …

Exact propagator for a Fokker-Planck equation, first passage time distribution, and anomalous diffusion

We obtain an exact form for the propagator of the Fokker-Planck equation in presence of the external force. Using the results found here, we also investigate the mean square displacement, survival probability, and first passage time distribution. In …

Non-Markovian diffusion equation and diffusion in a porous catalyst

We revisit the problem of diffusion in a porous catalyst by incorporating in the diffusion equation fractional time derivatives and a spatial dependent diffusion coefficient in order to extend the usual description to situations which have an unusual …

Identifying and modeling patterns oftetrapod vertebrate mortality rates in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

The accidental oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 has caused perceptible damage to marine and freshwater ecosystems. The large quantity of oil leaking at a constant rate and the long duration of the event caused an exponentially increasing …

Finite-size effect on the surface deformation thermal mirror method

The finite-size effect on the thermal mirror (TM) experiments is described. The time-resolved thermoelastic deformation equation is solved and compared to the semi-infinite solution. To determine the applicability of the semi-infinite model, …

Anomalous diffusion in a symbolic model

In this work, we investigate some statistical properties of symbolic sequences generated by a numerical procedure in which the symbols are repeated following the power-law probability density. In this analysis, we consider that the sum of n symbols …

Comparison of Impedance Spectroscopy Expressions and Responses of Alternate Anomalous Poisson-Nernst-Planck Diffusion Equations for Finite-Length Situations

Two empirical, but plausible, previously published independent generalizations of the standard Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) continuum illusion model for mobile-charge conduction in liquids and solids are discussed, their responses are compared, and …