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Area of Science:

  • Computational chemistry
  • Biophysics
  • Mathematical modeling

Background:

  • The standard reaction-diffusion master equation (RDME) has inherent accuracy limitations tied to mesh size.
  • A fundamental lower bound exists for mesh refinement, beyond which RDME accuracy degrades.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend the standard RDME to improve accuracy and simulation capabilities.
  • To enable simulations of systems previously intractable with the standard RDME.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an extended RDME allowing reactions between molecules in neighboring voxels.
  • Derived reaction rates for 2D and 3D systems for optimal matching with the Smoluchowski model.
  • Validated the extended algorithm using numerical examples.

Main Results:

  • The extended algorithm demonstrates accuracy across a wide range of mesh sizes.
  • Simulations of systems intractable with the standard RDME are now feasible.
  • For mesh sizes above the standard algorithm's limit, the generalized algorithm converges to the standard one.

Conclusions:

  • The generalized reaction-diffusion master equation overcomes the mesh size limitations of the standard model.
  • The extended algorithm provides accurate simulations for a broader range of spatial scales.
  • A new lower mesh size limit, related to the reaction radius, is established for the generalized RDME.