Splitting Probabilities of Symmetric Jump Processes

J. Klinger, R. Voituriez, and O. Bénichou
Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 140603 – Published 30 September 2022
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Abstract

We derive a universal, exact asymptotic form of the splitting probability for symmetric continuous jump processes, which quantifies the probability π0,x_(x0) that the process crosses x before 0 starting from a given position x0[0,x] in the regime x0x. This analysis provides in particular a fully explicit determination of the transmission probability (x0=0), in striking contrast with the trivial prediction π0,x_(0)=0 obtained by taking the continuous limit of the process, which reveals the importance of the microscopic properties of the dynamics. These results are illustrated with paradigmatic models of jump processes with applications to light scattering in heterogeneous media in realistic 3D slab geometries. In this context, our explicit predictions of the transmission probability, which can be directly measured experimentally, provide a quantitative characterization of the effective random process describing light scattering in the medium.

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  • Received 21 January 2022
  • Accepted 13 September 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.140603

© 2022 American Physical Society

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Statistical Physics & Thermodynamics

Authors & Affiliations

J. Klinger1,2, R. Voituriez1,2, and O. Bénichou1

  • 1Laboratoire de Physique Théorique de la Matière Condensée, CNRS/Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
  • 2Laboratoire Jean Perrin, CNRS/Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France

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Vol. 129, Iss. 14 — 30 September 2022

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