Testing transition state theory on kac-Zwanzig model

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-73

  Ariel, G ^a   Vanden Eijnden, E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective dynamics; Harmonic oscillators; Heat bath; Metastability; Stochastic equation; Transition rates; Transition state theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846588411     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-006-9165-0     Document Type: Article

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