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Scaling properties of noise-induced switching in a bistable tunnel diode circuit

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  • Stephen W. Teitsworth

    (Duke University)

  • Matthew E. Olson

    (Duke University)

  • Yuriy Bomze

    (Duke University)

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Noise-induced switching between coexisting metastable states occurs in a wide range of far-from-equilibrium systems including micro-mechanical oscillators, epidemiological and climate change models, and nonlinear electronic transport in tunneling structures such as semiconductor superlattices and tunnel diodes. In the case of tunnel diode circuits, noise-induced switching behavior is associated with negative differential resistance in the static current–voltage characteristics and bistability, i.e., the existence of two macroscopic current states for a given applied voltage. Noise effects are particularly strong near the onset and offset of bistable current behavior, corresponding to bifurcation points in the associated dynamical system. In this paper, we show that the tunnel diode system provides an excellent experimental platform for the precision measurement of scaling properties of mean switching times versus applied voltage near bifurcation points. More specifically, experimental data confirm that the mean switching time scales logarithmically as the 3/2 power of voltage difference over an exceptionally wide range of time scales and noise intensities. Graphical abstract

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  • Stephen W. Teitsworth & Matthew E. Olson & Yuriy Bomze, 2019. "Scaling properties of noise-induced switching in a bistable tunnel diode circuit," The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Springer;EDP Sciences, vol. 92(4), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurphb:v:92:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1140_epjb_e2019-90711-0
    DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2019-90711-0
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