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TY - JOUR
T1 - Relaxation times in a bistable system with parametric, white noise : theory and experiment.
AU - Sancho, J. M.
AU - Mannella, R.
AU - McClintock, Peter V. E.
AU - Moss, F.
PY - 1985/12
Y1 - 1985/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.32.3639
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.32.3639
M3 - Journal article
VL - 32
SP - 3639
EP - 3646
JO - Physical review a
JF - Physical review a
SN - 1050-2947
IS - 6
ER -