Research Article

The Stochastic Evolution of a Protocell: The Gillespie Algorithm in a Dynamically Varying Volume

Figure 1

Geometrical interpretation of the existence of the next reaction time . (a) is the smallest intersection between the parabola and the horizontal line . (b) does not exist, the horizontal line is located below the minimum of the parabola.
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