Abstract
We derive unexpected first-passage properties for nearest-neighbor hopping on finite intervals with disordered hopping rates, including (a) a highly variable spatial dependence of the first-passage time, (b) huge disparities in first-passage times for different realizations of hopping rates, (c) significant discrepancies between the first moment and the square root of the second moment of the first-passage time, and (d) bimodal first-passage time distributions. Our approach relies on the backward equation, in conjunction with probability generating functions, to obtain all moments, as well as the distribution of first-passage times. Our approach is simpler than previous approaches based on the forward equation, in which computing the mth moment of the first-passage time requires all preceding moments.
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