Reply to “Comment on ‘Nonstationary optimal paths and tails of prehistory probability density in multistable stochastic systems’ ”

B. E. Vugmeister, J. Botina, H. Rabitz

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Abstract

We argue that the validity of the WKB approach for calculating nonequilibrium properties of a nonlinear stochastic system requires an additional criterion involving the time interval, compared with the standard WKB criterion considered by Mannella [R. Mannella, Phys. Rev. E 58, 2479 (1999)]. In order to clarify the situation, we compare the WKB solution with the direct numerical solution of the Fokker-Plank equation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2481-2482
Number of pages2
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
Volume59
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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