Unstable decay and state selection

Martin B. Tarlie; Alan J. McKane

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.64.026116

Unstable decay and state selection

Martin B. Tarlie, Alan J. McKane

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The motivation, justification and calculational details for determining the probabilities of metastable states available for occupation were discussed. The method was described by two coupled Langevin equations found in the study of instabilities in fluid dynamics and superconductivity. Optimal paths were applied to find conditional probability of ending up in metastable states. Result showed the probability of a particular state being selected in terms of parameters of the dynamics.

Original language	English
Article number	026116
Pages (from-to)	261161-261169
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	64
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.64.026116
Publication status	Published - Aug 2001

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