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ArticleThe Journal of chemical physics2013

Perspective: Stochastic algorithms for chemical kinetics.

Daniel T Gillespie, Andreas Hellander, Linda R Petzold

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Article in The Journal of chemical physics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers.

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3 authors.

Daniel T GillespieDan T Gillespie Consulting, 30504 Cordoba Pl., Castaic, California 91384, USA. gillespiedt@mailaps.org
Andreas Hellander
Linda R Petzold

Funding

StochSS: A Next-Generation Toolkit for Simulation-Driven Biological DiscoveryR01EB014877 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI PETZOLD, LINDA R. · 2012 to 2022
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NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB014877NIBIB NIH HHS R01-EB014877-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We outline our perspective on stochastic chemical kinetics, paying particular attention to numerical simulation algorithms. We first focus on dilute, well-mixed systems, whose description using ordinary differential equations has served as the basis for traditional chemical kinetics for the past 150 years. For such systems, we review the physical and mathematical rationale for a discrete-stochastic approach, and for the approximations that need to be made in order to regain the traditional continuous-deterministic description. We next take note of some of the more promising strategies for dealing stochastically with stiff systems, rare events, and sensitivity analysis. Finally, we review some recent efforts to adapt and extend the discrete-stochastic approach to systems that are not well-mixed. In that currently developing area, we focus mainly on the strategy of subdividing the system into well-mixed subvolumes, and then simulating diffusional transfers of reactant molecules between adjacent subvolumes together with chemical reactions inside the subvolumes.

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AlgorithmsComputer SimulationModels, ChemicalStochastic ProcessesDiffusionKinetics

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PMID23656106
PMCPMC3656953

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