title: Reaction kinetics in a tight spot.
abstract: The standard analysis of reaction networks based on deterministic rate equations fails in confined geometries, commonly encountered in fields such as astrochemistry, thin-film growth and cell biology. In these systems the small reactant population implies anomalous behavior of reaction rates, which can be accounted for only by following the full distribution of reactant numbers.
authors.affiliation: Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Biham
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krug
authors.forename: Azi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lipshtat
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Michely
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003585:Cell Biology; D002450:Cell Communication; D002621:Chemistry / Q000379:methods; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling; D008954:Models, Biological; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011336:Probability; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D006859:Hydrogen