A Markov chain approximation of switched Fokker-Planck equations for a model of on-off intermittency in the postural control during quiet standing (Q6058747)

In this paper, a comprehensive numerical recipe is developed to represent and simulate switched-type hybrid Fokker-Planck (FP) equations, which govern time evolutions of probability density functions (PDFs) of two stochastic ordinary differential equations (S-ODEs) that are switched with each other, as finite Markov chain models. The discretization is performed by using the finite element method (FEM), and then stochastic switching dynamics of the intermittent control model, including time evolutions of PDFs, stationary PDFs, and power spectral density functions (PSD). are analyzed in detail using the Markov chain approximation of the hybrid FP equations. The major achievement of this study is formulation of the Markov chain approximation of switched-type hybrid S-ODEs, and for solving stationary PDFs of the switched-type hybrid S-ODEs.