An effective one-dimensional approach to calculating mean first passage time in multi-dimensional potentials

• Main Authors: Gray, Thomas H., Yong, Ee Hou
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Physics; Physical Chemistry; Physics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153611
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Thermally activated escape processes in multi-dimensional potentials are of interest to a variety of fields, so being able to calculate the rate of escape-or the mean first-passage time (MFPT)-is important. Unlike in one dimension, there is no general, exact formula for the MFPT. However, Langer...