TY - JOUR
T1 - Switching rates of multistep reactions
AU - Escudero, Carlos
AU - Kamenev, Alex
PY - 2009/4/1
Y1 - 2009/4/1
N2 - We consider the switching rate of a metastable reaction scheme, which includes reactions with arbitrary steps, e.g., kA (k+r) A (both forward and reverse reaction steps are allowed to happen). Employing a WKB approximation, controlled by a large system size, we evaluate both the exponent and the preexponential factor for the rate. The results are illustrated on a number of examples.
AB - We consider the switching rate of a metastable reaction scheme, which includes reactions with arbitrary steps, e.g., kA (k+r) A (both forward and reverse reaction steps are allowed to happen). Employing a WKB approximation, controlled by a large system size, we evaluate both the exponent and the preexponential factor for the rate. The results are illustrated on a number of examples.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.79.041149
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.79.041149
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:66349126534
SN - 1539-3755
VL - 79
JO - Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
JF - Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
IS - 4
M1 - 041149
ER -