Abstract
An asymptotic formula is obtained for an average breaking time for a chain of harmonic oscillators consisted of N = 2,3,4 particles with nearest-neighbor interaction and a random external force.
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Original Russian Text © S.A. Muzychka, 2013, published in Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Matematika. Mekhanika, 2013, Vol. 67, No. 4, pp. 46–51.
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Muzychka, S.A. Mean exit time for a chain of N = 2,3,4 oscillators. Moscow Univ. Math. Bull. 68, 206–210 (2013). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0027132213040086
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