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Transition probabilities and stochastic equations for the mean field ising model

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The microscopic transition rate is briefly calculated from quantum principles to derive the microscopic master equation. By introducing τp, the phenomenological time, and coarse graining Wp, the transition rate, a complete normalized phenomenological transition rate is obtained. The Langer form is then approximately obtained.

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  1. Center for Studies in Statistical Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin, 78712, Austin, Texas

    W. M. Zheng & W. C. Schieve

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Supported in part by the Robert A. Welch Foundation.

On leave of absence from the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China.

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Zheng, W.M., Schieve, W.C. Transition probabilities and stochastic equations for the mean field ising model. J Stat Phys 29, 375–385 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01020793

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