Lévy flights

Lévy flights are a kind of random movement pattern where an entity, like an animal or a particle, makes many short moves interspersed with occasional long jumps. Unlike simple random walks that have mostly small steps, Lévy flights follow a mathematical distribution that favors mostly short steps but allows rare, much longer ones. This pattern helps in efficiently searching uncertain or sparse environments, as it balances local exploration with occasional broader leaps, increasing the chances of finding targets or resources. It’s observed in natural phenomena like animal foraging and even in the movement of stock prices.