Mean first-passage time and stochastic resonance in an asymmetric bistable system driven by non-Gaussian noise

In this paper, mean first-passage time (MFPT) and stochastic resonance (SR) are investigated in an asymmetric bistable system driven by multiplicative non-Gaussian noise and additive Gaussian white noise. Using the path integral approach and two-state theory, the expression of MFPT and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are derived. The results show that the influences of the asymmetric coefficient on the MFPTs in two opposite directions are entirely different. SNR is a non-monotonic function of the additive noise intensity and asymmetric coefficient, therefore, an SR is found in this system. Whereas SNR is a monotonic function of the multiplicative noise intensity and no SR appears. This demonstrates that the effect of the multiplicative noise intensity on SNR is different from that of the additive noise intensity in the system.