Supersymmetry and the Bistable Fokker-Planck equation

Journal Article · Mon May 28 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.52.1933· OSTI ID:6264294

Bernstein, M; Brown, L S

The approach to equilibrium in a bistable system is governed by a small eigenvalue which appears to be difficult to compute. We show that supersymmetry makes possible an easy evaluation of this eigenvalue.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-81ER40048
• OSTI ID: 6264294
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 52:22; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANHARMONIC OSCILLATORS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
EIGENVALUES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUATIONS
EQUIPMENT
FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION
FUNCTIONS
HAMILTONIANS
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
OSCILLATORS
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
QUANTUM OPERATORS
SCHROEDINGER EQUATION
SUPERSYMMETRY
SYMMETRY
WAVE EQUATIONS
WAVE FUNCTIONS