The general results of article I on the stochastic representation of the macroscopic stationary state of a self-catalytic chemical system are applied to a step-by-step chemical reaction. The relaxation times to the quasi-stationary state and to the final stationary state are computed by...

The best way of finding a hidden target is a general question which concerns many fields of natural and social sciences. It is of vital importance for foraging animals. It has been observed that many species adopt an intermittent behaviour, alternating phases of intensive search and slow...

We present a stochastic study of a polymerization reaction model. Using the WKB approximation and the method of factorial cumulants it is shown that the relaxation time of the second factorial cumulant is half the macroscopic relaxation time. Furthermore the system exhibits a globally...