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Relaxation processes are studied in ultrametric spaces which model energetic complexity through hierarchically distributed energy barriers. The relaxation processes are described as diffusion-limited reactions and are shown to follow stretched-exponential and power-law patterns in time.
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Klafter, J., Blumen, A., Zumofen, G. (1990). Hierarchical Relaxation: Ultrametric Spaces. In: Jortner, J., Pullman, B. (eds) Perspectives in Photosynthesis. The Jerusalem Symposia on Quantum Chemistry and Biochemistry, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0489-7_24
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