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Diffusion Equation, final expression for the variance

Integration by parts results in x2t=Dxw(x,t)|x=±+2Dw(x,t)dx=2D, leading to x2=2Dt, and the variance as x2x2=2Dt. The root mean square displacement after a time t is then x2x2=2Dt.