Bistability driven by Gaussian colored noise: First-passage times

Herein we present a calculation of the mean first-passage time for a bistable one-dimensional system driven by Gaussian colored noise of strength D and correlation time ¿c. We obtain quantitative agreement with experimental analog-computer simulations of this system. We disagree with some of the con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Masoliver, Jaume, 1951-, West, B. J., Lindenberg, Katja
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1987
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/9435
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9435
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fluctuacions (Física)
Mecànica estadística
Soroll
Equació de Fokker-Planck
Fluctuations (Physics)
Statistical mechanics
Noise
Fokker-Planck equation
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Sumario:Herein we present a calculation of the mean first-passage time for a bistable one-dimensional system driven by Gaussian colored noise of strength D and correlation time ¿c. We obtain quantitative agreement with experimental analog-computer simulations of this system. We disagree with some of the conclusions reached by previous investigators. In particular, we demonstrate that all available approximations that lead to a state-dependent diffusion coefficient lead to the same result for small D¿c.