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The pseudopotential and perturbation theory are used to derive the first three terms in the expansion of the smallest eigenvalue of the Helmholtz equation both for infinite two-dimensional systems with an array of perfectly absorbing circles centered on (1) a square lattice and (2) a triangular lattice, and also for infinite three-dimensional systems both with arrays of perfectly absorbing interspersed cylinders and with an array of perfectly absorbing spheres centered on (1), a simple cubic lattice, (2) a body-centered cubic lattice, and (3) a facecentered cubic lattice. In all cases, the perturbation parameter involves the ratio of the radius of the absorber to the lattice spacing. These eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenfunctions are used to compute the first three terms of expansions of the first passage time of a diffusing point particle randomly placed outside the absorbers. Expressing the perturbation parameter as a function of the area or volume fraction occupied by the absorbers reveals a remarkable similarity among the rates of diffusion-limited reaction for arrays of absorbers and the corresponding radially symmetric system containing one central absorber.
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Torney, D.C., Goldstein, B. Rates of diffusion-limited reaction in periodic systems. J Stat Phys 49, 725–750 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01009354
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