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    Area of Science:

    • Computational biology
    • Chemical physics
    • Biophysics

    Background:

    • Reaction-diffusion systems are fundamental to biological processes.
    • Mesoscopic simulations offer a balance between computational cost and accuracy.
    • Simulating advection-reaction-diffusion systems requires accurate transition rates.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an algorithm for calculating transition rates between mesoscopic subvolumes.
    • To enable accurate stochastic simulations of reaction-diffusion systems with flow.
    • To improve the AcCoRD Simulator for mesoscopic simulations.

    Main Methods:

    • Derived transition rates by integrating Fick's second law in 1D, applicable to 3D.
    • Corrected rates for physical meaningfulness.
    • Implemented the algorithm in the AcCoRD Simulator.
    • Validated against naive mesoscopic, microscopic, and analytical methods.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed method achieves accuracy comparable to microscopic simulations.
    • Accuracy is maintained when the Péclet number is less than two.
    • The algorithm successfully simulates advection-reaction-diffusion systems with spatial SSA.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed algorithm provides accurate transition rates for mesoscopic simulations.
    • This enables efficient and accurate simulation of complex reaction-diffusion systems with flow.
    • The method enhances the capabilities of mesoscopic simulation approaches.