Persistent random walk model for transport trough thin slabs

We present a model for transport in multiply scattering media based on a three-dimensional generalization of the persistent random walk. The model assumes that photons move along directions that are parallel to the axes. Although this hypothesis is not realistic, it allows us to solve exactly the pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Boguñá, Marián, Porrà i Rovira, Josep Maria, Masoliver, Jaume, 1951-
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1999
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/18881
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/18881
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Física estadística
Termodinàmica
Sistemes dinàmics diferenciables
Matèria condensada
Teoria del transport
Statistical physics
Thermodynamics
Differentiable dynamical systems
Condensed matter
Transport theory
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Summary:We present a model for transport in multiply scattering media based on a three-dimensional generalization of the persistent random walk. The model assumes that photons move along directions that are parallel to the axes. Although this hypothesis is not realistic, it allows us to solve exactly the problem of multiple scattering propagation in a thin slab. Among other quantities, the transmission probability and the mean transmission time can be calculated exactly. Besides being completely solvable, the model could be used as a benchmark for approximation schemes to multiple light scattering.