Experimental observation of stochastic postponements of critical onsets in a bistable system

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, , Citation S D Robinson et al 1985 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 18 L89 DOI 10.1088/0305-4470/18/2/007

0305-4470/18/2/L89

Abstract

The authors have employed a novel type of analogue electronic simulator for an experimental study of a nonlinear stochastic differential equation representative of a large class of bistable systems. The results obtained are in good agreement with theoretical predictions derived from the Stratonovic version of the white noise Fokker-Planck equation. The work is believed to be of relevance to a wide range of topics in physics, chemistry, biology and other branches of science.

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10.1088/0305-4470/18/2/007