A Monte Carlo estimation of the mean residence time in cells surrounded by thin layers
A Monte Carlo estimation of the mean residence time in cells surrounded by thin layers
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薄层包围的细胞中平均停留时间的蒙特卡罗估计
DOI:
10.1016/j.matcom.2017.05.008
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2018
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A. Lejay
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A. Lejay
We present a new Monte Carlo method to estimate the mean-residence time of a diffusive particle in a domain surrounded by a thin layer of low diffusivity. Through a homogenization technique, the layer is identified with a membrane. The simulations use a stochastic process called the snapping out Brownian motion the density of which matches suitable transmission conditions at the membrane. We provide a benchmark test which is a simplified form of a real-life problem coming from brain imaging techniques. We also provide a new algorithm to adaptively estimate the exponential rate of the tail of the distribution function of the probability to be in the domain using Monte Carlo simulations.