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In this chapter we discuss methods of solution for the Fokker-Planck equation (4.94a, 95) for time-independent drift and diffusion coefficients, i.e., for
(With the exception of Sect. 6.6.5 the summation convention for Latin indices is used in this chapter.)
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Risken, H. (1996). Fokker-Planck Equation for Several Variables; Methods of Solution. In: The Fokker-Planck Equation. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61544-3_6
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