Year: 2022
Type: preprint
Abstract: This note provides a pedagogical introduction to Langer's theory for activated rate processes in multiple dimensions at the high friction limit, with an emphasis on the connection between the theory and the property of the backward committor/splitting probability near the saddle point. The intended audience is assumed to have some familiarity with linear algebra and statistical mechanics while knowledge of stochastic processes is not strictly necessary.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Hong, Lu
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Language: English
Subfield: Mathematical Physics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4226085670