Fig 6. Optimal transition rates ${\lambda }_i^{*}$ as a function of site index i for an RFM with n = 11 sites.

Data obtained by solving the translation maximization problem (Problem 1) with the homogeneous constraint (12). It may be seen that the optimal transition rates ${\lambda }_i^{*}\text{s}$ are symmetric around the center of the chain, with higher values at the center of the chain.