Fractal model of the transition from ballistic to diffusive motion of a Brownian particle

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 194-198

  Gmachowski, Lech ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ballistic motion; Crossover behavior; Diffusive motion; Particle trajectory; Scale dependent fractal dimension

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

BALLISTIC MOTIONS; CROSSOVER BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSIVE MOTIONS; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; SCALE-DEPENDENT FRACTAL;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

BROWNIAN MOTION; DIFFUSION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MOMENTUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRAJECTORY;

ARTICLE; BROWNIAN PARTICLE MOTION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 84873439168     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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