Divergent signal-to-noise ratio and stochastic resonance in monostable systems

We present a class of systems for which the signal-to-noise ratio always increases when increasing the noise and diverges at infinite noise level. This new phenomenon is a direct consequence of the existence of a scaling law for the signal-to-noise ratio and implies the appearance of stochastic reso...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Vilar, J. M. G. (José M. G.), 1972-; Rubí Capaceti, José Miguel
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:1996
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/13174
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/13174
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Termodinàmica
Mecànica estadística
Thermodynamics
Statistical mechanics
Description
Summary:We present a class of systems for which the signal-to-noise ratio always increases when increasing the noise and diverges at infinite noise level. This new phenomenon is a direct consequence of the existence of a scaling law for the signal-to-noise ratio and implies the appearance of stochastic resonance in some monostable systems. We outline applications of our results to a wide variety of systems pertaining to different scientific areas. Two particular examples are discussed in detail.