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Anomalous Transport of Heterogeneous Population and Time-Changed Pólya Process

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  • Sergei Fedotov

    (Department of Mathematics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • Alexey O. Ivanov

    (Department of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Ural Federal University, Lenin Ave., 51, Ekaterinburg 620000, Russia)

  • Hong Zhang

    (School of Mathematical Sciences, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China)

Abstract

We propose a continuous-time unidirectional random walk model for a heterogeneous population of particles involving subdiffusive trapping effects. In this model, after escaping from the trap, each particle either jumps forward with a random probability or remains in the same place. The population heterogeneity is captured by modeling the jump probability as a beta-distributed random variable. The randomness in this transition parameter generates an effective jump probability with the ensemble self-reinforcement. We derive the limiting probability for the ensemble average of the particle position using an integral subordination formula. We show that the average particle position can be represented by a time-changed Pólya process involving an inverse stable subordinator.

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  • Sergei Fedotov & Alexey O. Ivanov & Hong Zhang, 2025. "Anomalous Transport of Heterogeneous Population and Time-Changed Pólya Process," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-12, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:13:y:2025:i:12:p:1968-:d:1679131
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