Pathwise description of dynamic pitchfork bifurcations with additive noise

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dc.creatorBerglund, Nils
dc.creatorGentz, Barbara
dc.date2000-08-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:37:00Z
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dc.descriptionThe slow drift (with speed $\eps$) of a parameter through a pitchfork bifurcation point, known as the dynamic pitchfork bifurcation, is characterized by a significant delay of the transition from the unstable to the stable state. We describe the effect of an additive noise, of intensity $σ$, by giving precise estimates on the behaviour of the individual paths. We show that until time $\sqrt\eps$ after the bifurcation, the paths are concentrated in a region of size $σ/\eps^{1/4}$ around the bifurcating equilibrium. With high probability, they leave a neighbourhood of this equilibrium during a time interval $[\sqrt\eps, c\sqrt{\eps\abs{\logσ}}]$, after which they are likely to stay close to the corresponding deterministic solution. We derive exponentially small upper bounds for the probability of the sets of exceptional paths, with explicit values for the exponents.
dc.description47 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0008208
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0008208
dc.identifierProbab. Theory Related Fields 122:341-388 (2002)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/s004400100174
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/59807
dc.subjectProbability
dc.subjectMathematical Physics
dc.subjectDynamical Systems
dc.subjectChaotic Dynamics
dc.subject37H20, 60H10 (Primary) 34E15, 93E03 (Secondary)
dc.titlePathwise description of dynamic pitchfork bifurcations with additive noise
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