metastability

From: Tobias Fritz <tfritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 18:44:14 +0000 (UTC)

In statistical physics, metastability seems to be an important concept.
Though it seems kind of vague to me so far. Is there a mathematically
precise definition, say when an arbitrary dynamical system is in a
metastable state?

TIA,
Tobias

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