Diffusion in a class of double-well potentials - exact results
Exact solutions of the Fokker-Planck equation are obtained for a class of non-harmonic, symmetric, attractive, 1-d potentials, and when the initial probability density is chosen "delta" peaked on the axis of symmetry of the potential. Double-well potentials are contained as special cases in our class of models. The branching time tc characterizing the transition from uni- to bimodal probability densities is obtained in limiting cases. © 1982.
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Department of Theoretical Physics, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Export Date: 6 December 2012
Source: Scopus
CODEN: PYLAA
Language of Original Document: English
Correspondence Address: Hongler, M.-O.; Department of Theoretical Physics, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
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