Do we observe Levy flights in cosmic rays?

Citation
G. Wilk et Z. Wlodarczyk, Do we observe Levy flights in cosmic rays?, NUCL PH B-P, 75A, 1999, pp. 191-193
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS
ISSN journal
09205632 → ACNP
Volume
75A
Year of publication
1999
Pages
191 - 193
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-5632(199904)75A:<191:DWOLFI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We argue that the so called long flying component (LFC) observed in some co smic ray experiments are yet another manifestation of Levy distributions (w ith index q = 1.3), this time of the distribution observation probability o f the depths of starting points of cascades. It means that LFC is governed by the so caned long-tail Levy-like anomalous superdiffusion, a phenomenon frequently encountered in Nature. Its connection with the so called Tsallis 's statistics is also briefly discussed.