Observable and hidden singular features of large fluctuations in nonequilibrium systems

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DOI10.1016/0375-9601(94)90426-XzbMATH Open0941.82526arXivcond-mat/9410056MaRDI QIDQ1965091FDOQ1965091


Authors: M. I. Dykman, Mark M. Millonas, V. N. Smelyanskiy Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 6 February 2000

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study local features, and provide a topological insight into the global structure of the probability density distribution and of the pattern of the optimal paths for large rare fluctuations away from a stable state. In contrast to extremal paths in quantum mechanics, the optimal paths do {it not} encounter caustics. We show how this occurs, and what, instead of caustics, are the experimentally observable singularities of the pattern. We reveal the possibility for a caustic and a switching line to start at a saddle point, and discuss the consequences.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9410056




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