A numerical scheme for optimal transition paths of stochastic chemical kinetic systems (Q947906)

In this paper it is proposed a modified minimum action method for finding the optimal transition paths of chemical kinetic systems with large system size based on the large deviation theory for Markov processes. The optimal transition paths are solved using standard constraint optimization techniques. The major limitation of the minimum action method discussed in the present paper is that it turns very inefficient when the time horizon becomes large, since more space grid points are needed for an accurate representation of the transition paths.