Narrow Escape in \({\mathbb{R}}^{3}\)

  • Zeev Schuss
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Abstract

The NET problem in three dimensions is more complicated than that in two dimension, primarily because the singularity of Neumann’s function for a regular domain is more complicated than (7.1).

Keywords

Brownian Particle Escape Time Regular Domain Spine Head Brownian Dynamic Simulation 
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  • Zeev Schuss
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  1. 1.School of Mathematical SciencesTel Aviv UniversityTel AvivIsrael

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