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On the interpretation of random fluctuations in competing chemical systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Peter Hall
Peter Hall*
Affiliation:
The Australian National University
*
∗ Postal address: Department of Statistics, The Faculties, The Australian National University, P.O. Box 4, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
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Abstract

Several stochastic models have been proposed to describe the kinetic theory of reversible chemical reactions. However, in macroscopic systems the effects of stochastic variability are often outweighed by mean effects. In the present paper we show that some observed phenomena can be explained quite adequately by a stochastic model in which the stochastic variability is not negligible in comparison with mean effects. Our argument involves approximations to a stochastic model for competing chemical reactions.

Keywords

CHEMICAL KINETICSCOMPETING REACTIONSDETERMINISTIC MODELREVERSIBLE REACTIONSSTOCHASTIC MODEL

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Short Communications
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1983 , pp. 877 - 883
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1983 

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