# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

September  2012, 17(6): 1775-1794. doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2012.17.1775

## Slow manifold reduction of a stochastic chemical reaction: Exploring Keizer's paradox

 1 Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States, United States

Received  May 2011 Revised  November 2011 Published  May 2012

Keizer's paradox refers to the observation that deterministic and stochastic descriptions of chemical reactions can predict vastly different long term outcomes. In this paper, we use slow manifold analysis to help resolve this paradox for four variants of a simple autocatalytic reaction. We also provide rigorous estimates of the spectral gap of important linear operators, which establishes parameter ranges in which the slow manifold analysis is appropriate.
Citation: Parker Childs, James P. Keener. Slow manifold reduction of a stochastic chemical reaction: Exploring Keizer's paradox. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - B, 2012, 17 (6) : 1775-1794. doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2012.17.1775
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