Localization of plane waves in the stochastic telegrapher's equation.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
From the exact solution of the stochastic telegrapher's equation, Fourier plane-wave-like modes are introduced. Then the time evolution of the plane-wave modes are analyzed when the absorption of energy in the telegrapher's equation has strong time fluctuations. We demonstrate that fluctuations in the loss of energy introduce a localized gap with a size that depends on the correlation timescale of the fluctuations. We prove that for a large time correlation the gap is strongly reduced, which means that there is delocalization in the plane-wave modes with respect to the plane waves in the ordinary telegrapher's equation. This result is of relevance in the study of the transport of electromagnetic waves in a conducting medium, and sheds light on the functional role of the fluctuations in the loss of energy in the telegrapher's dynamics.