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Stochastic operator-splitting method for reaction-diffusion systems.

TaiJung Choi¹, Mano Ram Maurya, Daniel M Tartakovsky

¹Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0411, USA. tjchoi@ucsd.edu

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This study introduces a new stochastic operator-splitting algorithm for modeling biochemical reaction-diffusion processes. The algorithm accurately simulates complex systems and is more efficient than existing methods.

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Computational Biology
Chemical Physics

Background:

Sub-cellular biochemical processes involve few molecules, leading to random fluctuations requiring stochastic simulations.
Existing methods struggle to accurately capture these dynamics in reaction-diffusion systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a novel stochastic operator-splitting algorithm for modeling reaction-diffusion phenomena.
To develop a method for identifying system control regimes (reaction, diffusion, or intermediate) and adapt simulation time-steps accordingly.

Main Methods:

The algorithm combines stochastic simulation algorithms for reactions and Brownian dynamics for diffusion.
Theoretical analysis identifies system control regimes to optimize time-step size.
Validated using three examples: bimolecular reaction-diffusion, RNA synthesis, and bacterial chemotaxis.

Main Results:

The algorithm accurately simulates reaction-diffusion kinetics in complex, spatially heterogeneous systems.
It demonstrates robustness across different molecular numbers and control regimes.
Achieves higher computational efficiency compared to the Gillespie multi-particle (GMP) method.

Conclusions:

The proposed algorithm offers an accurate and efficient approach for stochastic reaction-diffusion modeling.
It provides a valuable tool for studying sub-cellular biochemical processes with high spatial and temporal variability.