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Phase transitions in persistent and run-and-tumble walks

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  • Proesmans, Karel
  • Toral, Raul
  • Van den Broeck, Christian

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We calculate the large deviation function of the end-to-end distance and the corresponding extension-versus-force relation for (isotropic) random walks, on and off-lattice, with and without persistence, and in any spatial dimension. For off-lattice random walks with persistence, the large deviation function undergoes a first order phase transition in dimension d>5. In the corresponding force-versus-extension relation, the extension becomes independent of the force beyond a critical value. The transition is anticipated in dimensions d=4 and d=5, where full extension is reached at a finite value of the applied stretching force. Full analytic details are revealed in the run-and-tumble limit. Finally, on-lattice random walks with persistence display a softening phase in dimension d=3 and above, preceding the usual stiffening appearing beyond a critical value of the force.

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  • Proesmans, Karel & Toral, Raul & Van den Broeck, Christian, 2020. "Phase transitions in persistent and run-and-tumble walks," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 552(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:552:y:2020:i:c:s0378437119311367
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2019.121934
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