Stochastic theory of phase transition in multiple steady state chemical system: Nucleation
- 15 February 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 68 (4) , 1385-1390
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.435958
Abstract
We study on a simple reaction–diffusion system the role of stochastic fluctuation in first order type transition between two stable steady states. We focus especially on the large fluctuations in a small spatial region that give rise to nucleation. The theory of nucleation developed is based on a birth‐and‐death type master equation. The result is different from the Langevin approach, and the physical basis of the difference is discussed.Keywords
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