26 research outputs found
Statistical-thermodynamical foundations of anomalous diffusion
It is shown that Tsallis' generalized statistics provides a natural frame for
the statistical-thermodynamical description of anomalous diffusion. Within this
generalized theory, a maximum-entropy formalism makes it possible to derive a
mathematical formulation for the mechanisms that underly Levy-like
superdiffusion, and for solving the nonlinear Fokker-Planck equation.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figures; to appear in special issue of Braz. J. Phys. as
invited revie
Complex spatial organization in a simple model of resource allocation
A dynamical model for the distribution of resources between competing agents
is studied. While global competition leads to the accumulation of all the
resources by a single agent, local competition allows for a wider resource
distribution. Multiplicative processes give rise to almost-ordered spatial
structures, thourgh the enhancement of random fluctuations.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, preliminary versio