An introduction to metastability through random walks

DOI10.1214/09-BJPS035zbMath1200.82042MaRDI QIDQ985994

Elisabetta Scoppola, Enzo Olivieri

Publication date: 9 August 2010

Published in: Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Markov chainsrandom walksphase transitionsMonte Carlo methodIsing modelsmetastabilitylarge deviationsGlauber dynamicssmall random perturbationsKawasaki dynamicsWentzell-Freidlin limit theorems

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Kawasaki dynamics with two types of particles: critical droplets

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