Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This paper gives a didactic introduction to the problem of metastability by taking elementary examples from the theory of random walks. Some mathematical tools of the theory are presented briefly with precise references. The main ideas used in recent results about the conservative case, are discussed in the last section, through simplified models of random walks.
DOI: 10.1214/09-bjps035
Authors: Enzo Olivieri, Elisabetta Scoppola
Institutions: University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma Tre University
Language: English
Subfield: Mathematical Physics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2084983206