Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
2007-08-15
Mathematics
Probability
17 pages
Scientific paper
We introduce jump processes in R^k, called density-profile process, to model biological signaling networks. They describe the macroscopic evolution of finite-size spin-flip models with k types of spins interacting through a non-reversible Glauber dynamics. We focus on the the k-dimensional empirical-magnetization vector in the thermodynamic limit, and prove that, within arbitrary finite time-intervals, its path converges almost surely to a deterministic trajectory determined by a first-order (non-linear) differential equation. As parameters of the spin-flip dynamics change, the associated dynamical system may go through bifurcations, associated to phase transitions in the statistical mechanical setting. We present a simple example of spin-flip stochastic model leading to a dynamical system with Hopf and pitchfork bifurcations; depending on the parameter values, the magnetization random path can either converge to a unique stable fixed point, converge to one of a pair of stable fixed points, or asymptotically evolve close to a deterministic orbit in R^k.
Fernández Roberto
Fontes Luiz Renato
Neves Jordão E.
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