Improved diffusive approximation of Markov jump processes close to equilibrium

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Hauptverfasser: Roberts, David, McCourt, Trevor, Massarelli, Geremia, Rothschild, Jeremy, Freitas, Nahuel
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author Roberts, David
McCourt, Trevor
Massarelli, Geremia
Rothschild, Jeremy
Freitas, Nahuel
author_facet Roberts, David
McCourt, Trevor
Massarelli, Geremia
Rothschild, Jeremy
Freitas, Nahuel
contents Diffusive approximations of Markov jump processes often fail to accurately capture large fluctuations. This is confounding, as the rare events triggered by these large fluctuations, such as the failure of electronic memories, are often the object of interest. In this paper we present an improved diffusive approximation, extending a method previously limited to equilibrium systems. Using new tools from stochastic thermodynamics, we prove its validity to linear order in departures from equilibrium and demonstrate its superior accuracy over the Kramers-Moyal expansion in predicting both steady-state and transient properties, including the error rate of a non-equilibrium electronic memory.
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spellingShingle Improved diffusive approximation of Markov jump processes close to equilibrium
Roberts, David
McCourt, Trevor
Massarelli, Geremia
Rothschild, Jeremy
Freitas, Nahuel
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Diffusive approximations of Markov jump processes often fail to accurately capture large fluctuations. This is confounding, as the rare events triggered by these large fluctuations, such as the failure of electronic memories, are often the object of interest. In this paper we present an improved diffusive approximation, extending a method previously limited to equilibrium systems. Using new tools from stochastic thermodynamics, we prove its validity to linear order in departures from equilibrium and demonstrate its superior accuracy over the Kramers-Moyal expansion in predicting both steady-state and transient properties, including the error rate of a non-equilibrium electronic memory.
title Improved diffusive approximation of Markov jump processes close to equilibrium
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14088