Abstract
The relative merits of the mathematical techniques for the calculation of the state-selection probabilities are discussed. The method based on the backward Fokker-Planck equation was a powerful one for systems with one degree of freedom, but in systems with more degrees of freedom it was much less useful. For systems with more than one degree of freedom, the path-integral method was found to be a very natural way of calculating state-selection probabilities. It was found that the state-selection probabilities were in excellent agreement with Monte Carlo simulations.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 041106 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-41106 |
| Number of pages | 41105 |
| Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2004 |