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A generalisation of Kramer's method is developed for computing the escape time in non potential systems. The method is applied to i) moderate friction case in the Kramers problem; ii) a certain two dimensional system treated by Caroli et. al. using a perturbative method.
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Gardiner, C.W. The escape time in nonpotential systems. J Stat Phys 30, 157–177 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01010872
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