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In the modelling of stochastic phenomena, such as quasi-reaction systems, parameter estimation of kinetic rates can be challenging, particularly when the time gap between consecutive measurements is large. Local linear approximation…

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Finding representative reaction pathways is necessary for understanding mechanisms of molecular processes, but is considered to be extremely challenging. We propose a new method to construct reaction paths based on mean first-passage times.…

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We present a generalization of quantum Stein's Lemma to the situation in which the alternative hypothesis is formed by a family of states, which can moreover be non-i.i.d.. We consider sets of states which satisfy a few natural properties,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-03-10 Fernando G. S. L. Brandao , Martin B. Plenio

We provide a field-theoretical description of thermal nucleation in a one-dimensional ferromagnetic superfluid, a quantum-gas analogue of false-vacuum decay. The rate at which ground-state domains nucleate follows an Arrhenius law, with an…

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We consider the estimation of a non-linear reaction term in the stochastic heat or more generally in a semi-linear stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE). Consistent inference is achieved by studying a small diffusivity level,…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2022-03-22 Sascha Gaudlitz , Markus Reiß

Instanton theory has arisen as a practical tool for calculating tunneling splittings in molecular systems. Unfortunately, the original formulation of instanton theory fundamentally breaks down when trying to calculate the level splitting in…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-10-31 Marit R. Fiechter , Gabriel Laude , Jeremy O. Richardson

The extended Gutzwiller trajectory approach is presented for the semiclassical description of nuclear collective dynamics, in line with the main topics of the fruitful activity of V.G. Solovjov. Within the Fermi-liquid droplet model, the…

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In these lecture notes, the basic principles of stochastic thermodynamics are developed starting with a closed system in contact with a heat bath. A trajectory undergoes Markovian transitions between observable meso-states that correspond…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-06-13 Udo Seifert

We calculate the instanton-anti-instanton action $S_{M {\bar M}} (\tau)$ in the gauge theory of the half-filled Landau level. It is found that $S_{M {\bar M}} (\tau) = (3 - \eta) \left [ \Omega_0 (\eta) \ \tau \right ]^{1 / (3 - \eta)}$ for…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 Yong Baek Kim , Xiao-Gang Wen

For chemical reaction networks described by a master equation, we define energy and entropy on a stochastic trajectory and develop a consistent nonequilibrium thermodynamic description along a single stochastic trajectory of reaction…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 Tim Schmiedl , Udo Seifert

In this work, the rate law for inhomogeneous concentration distributions has been formulated, by applying spatial integration over the products of species concentrations. Reaction rates for typical reactions have been investigated by…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-12-24 Xiang-Yuan Li , Xin-Yu Zhang , ChuanFeng Yue

The theory of heavy ion single charge exchange reactions is reformulated. In momentum space the reaction amplitude factorizes into a product of projectile and target transition form factors, folded with the nucleon-nucleon isovector…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-10-31 Horst Lenske , Jessica I. Bellone , Maria Colonna , Jose-Antonio Lay

We develop a semiclassical framework for studying quantum particles constrained to curved surfaces using the momentous quantum mechanics formalism, which extends classical phase-space to include quantum fluctuation variables (moments). In a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-29 Guillermo Chacon-Acosta , H. Hernandez-Hernandez , J. Ruvalcaba-Rascon

Gutzwiller's trace formula has a central place in quantum chaos because it provides semiclassical approximations for quantum energy levels in classically chaotic systems by linking them to classical periodic orbits. In this didactic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-20 Sebastian Müller , Martin Sieber

Including finite-temperature effects from the electronic degrees of freedom in electronic structure calculations of semiconductors and metals is desired; however, in practice it remains exceedingly difficult when using zero-temperature…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2016-11-24 Alicia Rae Welden , Alexander A. Rusakov , Dominika Zgid

We apply quantum rate theory to calculate the transition rates as hydrogen or deuterium atoms escape from a vacancy trap in iron into a neighbouring metastable site. We determine transition rates and corresponding activation energies over a…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-01-21 Ivaylo H. Katzarov , Anthony T. Paxton

New computational tools for solid-state synthesis recipe design are needed in order to accelerate the experimental realization of novel functional materials proposed by high-throughput materials discovery workflows. This work contributes a…

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We consider the averaging principle for stochastic reaction-diffusion equations. Under some assumptions providing existence of a unique invariant measure of the fast motion with the frozen slow component, we calculate limiting slow motion.…

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A general theoretical framework is derived for the recently developed multi-state trajectory (MST) approach from the time dependent Schr\"odinger equation, resulting in equations of motion for coupled nuclear-electronic dynamics equivalent…

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