One‐dimensional chemical master equations: Uniqueness and analytical form of certain solutions

The eikonal (WKB) approximation is applied to a stationary one‐dimensional master equation describing an arbitrary reaction mechanism. The uniqueness of a nontrivial (fluctuational) eikonal solution is proven. Consistent eikonal and exact analytical solutions are obtained for systems with an arbitrary, but unique step size of stochastic transitions. An analytical eikonal solution for the stationary probability density for systems with mixed step sizes of 1 and 2 is also obtained and found to differ significantly from the systems with a uniform step size, particularly in the case of multiple stationary states.