The Statistical Physics of Fixation and Equilibration in Individual-Based Models

1. Introduction
Peter Ashcroft

2. Technical Background
Peter Ashcroft

3. Finite Populations in Switching Environments
Peter Ashcroft

4. Fixation Time Distributions in Birth–Death Processes
Peter Ashcroft

5. Metastable States in a Model of Cancer Initiation
Peter Ashcroft

6. The WKB Method: A User-Guide
Peter Ashcroft

7. Conclusions
Peter Ashcroft

Nyckelord: Physics, Socio- and Econophysics, Population and Evolutionary Models, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences, Cancer Research