Relaxation times in a bistable system with parametric, white noise: Theory and experiment

We consider the effects of external, multiplicative white noise on the relaxation time of a general representation of a bistable system from the points of view provided by two, quite different, theoretical approaches: the classical Stratonovich decoupling of correlations and the new method due to Ju...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sancho, José M., Mannella, R., McClintock, P. V. E., Moss, Frank, 1934-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1985
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/9346
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9346
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Soroll
Teories no lineals
Termodinàmica estadística
Noise
Nonlinear theories
Statistical thermodynamics
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Sumario:We consider the effects of external, multiplicative white noise on the relaxation time of a general representation of a bistable system from the points of view provided by two, quite different, theoretical approaches: the classical Stratonovich decoupling of correlations and the new method due to Jung and Risken. Experimental results, obtained from a bistable electronic circuit, are compared to the theoretical predictions. We show that the phenomenon of critical slowing down appears as a function of the noise parameters, thereby providing a correct characterization of a noise-induced transition.