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ArticleProceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences2019

Extensions and solutions for nonlinear diffusion equations and random walks.

E K Lenzi, M K Lenzi, H V Ribeiro, L R Evangelista

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Article in Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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E K LenziDepartamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Av. Gen. Carlos Cavalcanti 4748, 84030-900, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3853-1790
M K LenziDepartamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos 210, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
H V RibeiroDepartamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Av. Colombo 5790, 87020-900, Maringá PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9532-5195
L R EvangelistaDepartamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Av. Colombo 5790, 87020-900, Maringá PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7202-1386

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Abstract

We investigate a connection between random walks and nonlinear diffusion equations within the framework proposed by Einstein to explain the Brownian motion. We show here how to properly modify that framework in order to handle different physical scenarios. We obtain solutions for nonlinear diffusion equations that emerge from the random walk approach and analyse possible connections with a generalized thermostatistics formalism. Finally, we conclude that fractal and fractional derivatives may emerge in the context of nonlinear diffusion equations, depending on the choice of distribution functions related to the spreading of systems.

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exact solutionsnonlinear diffusion equationrandom walkTsallis entropy

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PMID31824219
PMCPMC6894536

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