 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

When jumps are small relative to a large population and moments exist, the <Kramers-Moyal expansion> through second order gives
$$
P_t=-\partial_x(uP)+\partial_x^2(DP),
\qquad
u=\sum_r rW(x,r),
\qquad
D=\frac12\sum_r r^2W(x,r).
$$
This <Fokker-Planck equation> is a conservation law with vanishing boundary flux; $u$ is the drift and $D$ the diffusivity. Equal constant rates for jumps $r=\mathord\pm1$ give pure diffusion.

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