A nontrivial scaling limit for multiscale Markov chains

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-94

  Deville, R E Lee ^a   Vanden Eijnden, Eric ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Large deviations; Markov chain; Molecular motors; Scaling limit; Self induced stochastic resonance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846496287     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-006-9237-1     Document Type: Article

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