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ArticlePloS one2018

Analysis of stochastic bifurcations with phase portraits.

Marc Mendler, Johannes Falk, Barbara Drossel

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Marc MendlerInstitut für Festkörperphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 6, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8492-1760
Johannes FalkInstitut für Festkörperphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 6, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8496-6221
Barbara DrosselInstitut für Festkörperphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 6, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany.

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Abstract

We propose a method to obtain phase portraits for stochastic systems. Starting from the Fokker-Planck equation, we separate the dynamics into a convective and a diffusive part. We show that stable and unstable fixed points of the convective field correspond to maxima and minima of the stationary probability distribution if the probability current vanishes at these points. Stochastic phase portraits, which are vector plots of the convective field, therefore indicate the extrema of the stationary distribution and can be used to identify stochastic bifurcations that change the number and stability of these extrema. We show that limit cycles in stochastic phase portraits can indicate ridges of the probability distribution, and we identify a novel type of stochastic bifurcation, where the probability maximum moves to the edge of the system through a gap between the two nullclines of the convective field.

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Chemical PhenomenaStochastic ProcessesComputer SimulationModels, ChemicalProbability

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PMID29689108
PMCPMC5916524

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