{
  "id": "cond-mat/0204621",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2002-04-29T23:07:08.000Z",
  "updated": "2002-04-29T23:07:08.000Z",
  "title": "Universality in escape from a modulated potential well",
  "authors": [
    "M. I. Dykman",
    "B. Golding",
    "J. R. Kruse",
    "L. I. McCann",
    "D. Ryvkine"
  ],
  "comment": "4 pages, 3 figures",
  "doi": "10.1063/1.1584917",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall",
    "cond-mat.stat-mech"
  ],
  "abstract": "We show that the rate of activated escape $W$ from a periodically modulated potential displays scaling behavior versus modulation amplitude $A$. For adiabatic modulation of an optically trapped Brownian particle, measurements yield $\\ln W\\propto (A_{\\rm c} - A)^{\\mu}$ with $\\mu = 1.5$. The theory gives $\\mu=3/2$ in the adiabatic limit and predicts a crossover to $\\mu=2$ scaling as $A$ approaches the bifurcation point where the metastable state disappears.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2002-04-29T23:07:08.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "universality",
      "modulated potential displays scaling behavior",
      "adiabatic limit",
      "metastable state disappears",
      "bifurcation point"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 4,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}