Title :
Stochastic differential equation for wave diffusion in random media
Author :
Gradoni, Gabriele ; Pastor, R. ; Micheli, D. ; Moglie, Franco ; Primiani, V. Mariani ; Marchetti, Mirco
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Res. in Electron. & Appl. Phys., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
In this work, we present a statistical analysis of the wave motion through random media with perfect spatial disorder of inclusions. It is assumed that such a disorder can be tackled with the random potential function theory, whence the propagation of waves naturally turns to a diffusion process. The associated Itoô drift-diffusion process, and its Fokker-Planck equation are derived. It is found that the “ensemble” wave, i.e., the collective wave motion, fluctuates in space as a geometric Brownian motion. Finally, the effect of a double-well potential with random (vibrating) valleys is studied qualitatively by the Monte Carlo method. In practice, this situation occurs for high concentration and perfect dispersion of conductive/dielectric fillers, i.e., whose location and orientation are completely randomized.
Keywords :
Brownian motion; Fokker-Planck equation; Monte Carlo methods; differential equations; electromagnetic wave propagation; electromagnetic wave scattering; random media; statistical analysis; stochastic processes; Fokker-Planck equation; Ito drift-diffusion process; Monte Carlo method; collective wave motion; conductive-dielectric filler; double-well potential effect; electromagnetic wave diffusion; geometric Brownian motion; perfect spatial inclusion disorder; random media; random potential function theory; statistical analysis; stochastic differential equation; wave propagation; Electronic mail; Equations; Indium tin oxide; Mathematical model; Monte Carlo methods; Random media; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5705-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2013.6632429