Sancho, José M.Mannella, R.McClintock, P. V. E.Moss, Frank, 1934-2009-09-212009-09-2119851050-2947https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9346We consider the effects of external, multiplicative white noise on the relaxation time of a general representation of a bistable system from the points of view provided by two, quite different, theoretical approaches: the classical Stratonovich decoupling of correlations and the new method due to Jung and Risken. Experimental results, obtained from a bistable electronic circuit, are compared to the theoretical predictions. We show that the phenomenon of critical slowing down appears as a function of the noise parameters, thereby providing a correct characterization of a noise-induced transition.8 p.application/pdfeng(c) The American Physical Society, 1985SorollTeories no linealsTermodinàmica estadísticaNoiseNonlinear theoriesStatistical thermodynamicsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article363info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess