Influence of the Barrier Shape on Resonant Activation
arXiv:cond-mat/0201068 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.66.026123
Abstract
The escape of a Brownian particle over a dichotomously fluctuating barrier is investigated for various shapes of the barrier. The problem of resonant activation is revisited with the attention on the effect of the barrier shape on optimal value of the mean escape time in the system. The characteristic features of resonant behavior are analyzed for barriers switching either between different heights, or "on" and "off" positions. PACS number(s): 05.10-a, 02.50.-r, 82.20.-wj.
7 pages, 8 figures, RevTex4. Manuscript has been revised and enhanced. Pictures have been made more clear and some of them have been cancelled. Additional references have been added. The paper has been submitted to Phys. Rev. E
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