Statistics of transitions for Markov chains with periodic forcing

The influence of a time-periodic forcing on stochastic processes can essentially be emphasized in the large time behaviour of their paths. The statistics of transition in a simple Markov chain model permits to quantify this influence. In particular the first Floquet multiplier of the associated generating function can be explicitly computed and related to the equilibrium probability measure of an associated process in higher dimension. An application to the stochastic resonance is presented.Comment: 21 page

Mixed-mode oscillations and interspike interval statistics in the stochastic FitzHugh-Nagumo model

We study the stochastic FitzHugh-Nagumo equations, modelling the dynamics of neuronal action potentials, in parameter regimes characterised by mixed-mode oscillations. The interspike time interval is related to the random number of small-amplitude oscillations separating consecutive spikes. We prove that this number has an asymptotically geometric distribution, whose parameter is related to the principal eigenvalue of a substochastic Markov chain. We provide rigorous bounds on this eigenvalue in the small-noise regime, and derive an approximation of its dependence on the system's parameters for a large range of noise intensities. This yields a precise description of the probability distribution of observed mixed-mode patterns and interspike intervals.Comment: 36 page

Perturbation and excitability in stochastic models of transmission of nerve impulses

Le système de FitzHugh-Nagumo stochastique est un modèle qualitatif pour la propagation de l’influx nerveux dans un neurone. Ce système lent-rapide s’écrit εdxt = (xt - xt3 + yt) dt + √εσ1 dWt(1), dyt = (a - bxt - cyt) dt + σ2 dwt(2) où a, b et c sont des réels, ε est un petit réel positif, σ1 et σ2 sont deux réels positifs représentant l’intensité du bruit, Wt(1) et Wt(2) sont deux mouvements browniens standards indépendants. Dans cette thèse, nous étudions d’abord le système déterministe associé (σ1 = σ2 = 0) et montrons qu’il est excitable. Nous regardons ensuite le cas particulier où b = 0. Dans ce cas, le comportement au voisinage du point d’équilibre est le même que celui d’un autre modèle, celui de Morris-Lecar. Nous étudions alors la loi du temps de sortie de ce voisinage. Dans le cas général, après avoir mis en évidence trois principaux régimes, nous montrons des résultats généraux sur la distribution du nombre de petites oscillations N entre deux spikes consécutifs en introduisant une chaîne de Markov. Puis nous étudions le cas particulier du régime de bruit faible.The stochastic FitzHugh-Nagumo equations is a qualitative model for the dynamics of neuronalaction potential. This slow-fast system is written εdxt = (xt - xt3 + yt) dt + √εσ1 dWt(1), dyt = (a - bxt - cyt) dt + σ2 dwt(2) where a, b and c are real numbers, ε is a small positive real number, σ1 et σ2 are two positivereal number representing the intensity of noise, Wt(1) et Wt(2) are two standard Brownian motion independent.In this thesis, we first study the associated deterministic system (σ1 = σ2 = 0) and we show this system is excitable. Then we are interested in the particular case b = 0. In this case, the behaviorin the neighborhood of the equilibrium is the same as the Morris-Lecar model. We study the law ofthe exit time of this neighborhood. In the general case, we show there are three main regimes. Westudy the distribution of the number of small oscillations N between two consecutive spikes using a substochastic Markov chain. Then we obtain results in the case of the weak-noise regime

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Investigations on the impact of the hole surface integrity on the fatigue life of a 2024‐T351 aluminum alloy drilled part

International audienceThe influence of the hole surface integrity on the fatigue life of 2024‐T351 aluminum drilled parts was investigated. Fatigue tests were conducted on open‐hole specimens, and a large campaign was carried out to characterize the hole surface integrity (roughness measurements, hardness measurements, metallographic observations, and residual stress analysis). An innovative technique, the Hole Opening Comparative Technique, was set up in order to analyze the residual stress state of the parts. In this study, strain hardening of the hole subsurface seems to be the main factor influencing the fatigue behavior, associated with a residual stress state of the part