 Freidlin--Wentzell action (source code)

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= Freidlin--Wentzell action
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For a small-noise diffusion $dX=a(X)dt+\sqrt\epsilon\,\sigma(X)dW$, the Freidlin--Wentzell action of a smooth path is
$$
I[\phi]=\frac12\int(\dot\phi-a)^T(\sigma\sigma^T)^{-1}(\dot\phi-a)\,dt.
$$

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