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The quasicrystal model of rotational Brownian motion

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The quasicrystal model of the rotational Brownian motion in a liquid has been studied. The probability distribution of orientations of a Brownian particle is given in the form of a series of generalized spherical functions.

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Ivanov, E.N. The quasicrystal model of rotational Brownian motion. J Stat Phys 8, 183–188 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01008539

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