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Elsevier, Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, 1-2(75), p. 191-193
DOI: 10.1016/s0920-5632(99)00239-x
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Do we observe Lévy flights in cosmic rays?
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Abstract
We argue that the so called long flying component (LFC) observed in some cosmic ray experiments are yet another manifestation of Lévy distributions (with index $q=1.3$), this time of the distribution observation probability of the depths of starting points of cascades. It means that LFC is governed by the so called long-tail Lévy-like anomalous superdiffusion, a phenomenon frequently encountered in Nature. Its connection with the so called Tsallis's statistics is also briefly discussed.