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Diffusion with “collisions” between particles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

T. E. Harris
T. E. Harris*
Affiliation:
The Rand Corporation (University of Southern California from February 1966)
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First consider two particles diffusing on the same line, with positions at time t given by y1(t) and y2(t) respectively. We suppose that they cannot pass one another, so that if initially y1(0) < y2(0), then . As long as the two particles are not in contact, we suppose that each moves, independently of the other, according to the Wiener process. We must also prescribe what happens when collisions occur. There seems to be no unique natural way to do this, and we shall adopt a method recommended by its mathematical convenience. However, we shall see that there are two possible motivations for the prescription, one in terms of random walks, the other in terms of a more mechanical model.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , December 1965 , pp. 323 - 338
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 

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