Anisotropic anomalous diffusion modulated by log-periodic oscillations

Abstract

We introduce finite ramified self-affine substrates in two dimensions with a set of appropriate hopping rates between nearest-neighbor sites where the diffusion of a single random walk presents an anomalous anisotropic behavior modulated by log-periodic oscillations. The anisotropy is revealed by two different random-walk exponents νx and νy in the x and y directions, respectively. The values of these exponents as well as the periods of the oscillations are obtained analytically and confirmed by Monte Carlo simulations.