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Dynamics of a particle moving in a two dimensional Lorentz lattice gas

We study the dynamics of a particle moving in a square two-dimensional Lorentz lattice-gas. The underlying lattice-gas is occupied by two kinds of rotators, "right-rotator (R)" and "left-rotator (L)" and some of the sites are empty {\it{viz.}} vacancy "V".The density of $R$ and $L$ are the same and density of $V$ is one of the key parameters of our model. The rotators deterministically rotate the direction of a particle's velocity to the right or left and vacancies leave it unchanged. We characterise the dynamics of particle motion for different densities of vacancies. Since the system is deterministic, the particle forms a closed trajectory asymptotically. The probability of the particle being in a closed or open trajectory at time $t$ is a function of the density of vacancies. \textcolor{black}{The motion of the particle is {\it{uniform}} throughout in a fully occupied lattice. However, it is divided in two distinct phases in partially vacant lattices}: The first phase of the motion, which is the focus of this study, is characterised by anomalous diffusion and a power-law decay of the probability of being in an open trajectory. The second phase of the motion is characterised by subdiffusive motion and an exponential decay of the probability of being in an open trajectory. For lattices with a non-zero density of vacancies, the first phase of motion lasts for a longer period of time as the density of vacancies increases.