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We construct diffusions in random velocity fields which present anomalous superdiffusive behavior. The mean square displacement can be made to have any power lawt α for 1⩽α<2. Higher moments and characteristic functions are also investigated.
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Gaveau, B., Schulman, L.S. Anomalous diffusion in a random velocity field. J Stat Phys 66, 375–383 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01060072
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