Comparison of pure and combined search strategies for single and multiple targets

Vladimir V. Palyulin, Vladimir N. Mantsevich, Rainer Klages, Ralf Metzler and Aleksei V. Chechkin ()
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Vladimir V. Palyulin: University of Cambridge
Vladimir N. Mantsevich: Physics Department, Moscow State University
Rainer Klages: Queen Mary University of London, School of Mathematical Sciences
Ralf Metzler: Institute for Physics & Astronomy, University of Potsdam
Aleksei V. Chechkin: Institute for Physics & Astronomy, University of Potsdam

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2017, vol. 90, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: Abstract We address the generic problem of random search for a point-like target on a line. Using the measures of search reliability and efficiency to quantify the random search quality, we compare Brownian search with Lévy search based on long-tailed jump length distributions. We then compare these results with a search process combined of two different long-tailed jump length distributions. Moreover, we study the case of multiple targets located by a Lévy searcher.

Date: 2017
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