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The results obtained on the basis of discrete and continuous-time random walk models on a finite chain are compared with one another in problems such as longitudinal dispersion and the spectrum of a random oscillator. In these applications, discrete and continuous-time models cannot be used inter-changeably.
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Maes, D., Van den Broeck, C. Discrete versus continuous-time random walks. J Stat Phys 50, 1089–1102 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01019154
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