Mean first-passage time of continuous non-Markovian processes driven by colored noise

An equation for mean first-passage times of non-Markovian processes driven by colored noise is derived through an appropriate backward integro-differential equation. The equation is solved in a Bourret-like approximation. In a weak-noise bistable situation, non-Markovian effects are taken into accou...

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Autores: Sancho, José M., Sagués i Mestre, Francesc, San Miguel Ruibal, Maximino
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1986
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:2445/9366
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9366
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fluctuacions (Física)
Soroll
Processos de Markov
Fluctuations (Physics)
Noise
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Sumario:An equation for mean first-passage times of non-Markovian processes driven by colored noise is derived through an appropriate backward integro-differential equation. The equation is solved in a Bourret-like approximation. In a weak-noise bistable situation, non-Markovian effects are taken into account by an effective diffusion coefficient. In this situation, our results compare satisfactorily with other approaches and experimental data.