Kramers’ formula for chemical reactions in the context of Wasserstein gradient flows

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  • Michael Herrmann
  • Barbara Niethammer
چکیده

We derive Kramers' formula as singular limit of the Fokker-Planck equation with double-well potential. The convergence proof is based on the Rayleigh principle of the underlying Wasser-stein gradient structure and complements a recent result by Peletier, Savaré and Veneroni.

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تاریخ انتشار 2010