PAIR NUCLEATION RATE IN A DRIVEN SINE-GORDON CHAIN

被引:12
作者
MARCHESONI, F
机构
来源
BERICHTE DER BUNSEN-GESELLSCHAFT-PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS | 1991年 / 95卷 / 03期
关键词
NONLINEAR PHENOMENA; NUCLEATION; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;
D O I
10.1002/bbpc.19910950322
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Thermal production of soliton-antisoliton pairs in an overdamped driven sine-Gordon chain occurs through the activation of a critical nucleus. The relevant pair nucleation rate is calculated explicity by extending Kramers' theory to the case of an infinite dimensional, multistable system with one neutral equilibrium mode.
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