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A dynamical theory of the Brownian motion is worked out for the Rayleigh gas and open problems of this theory are surveyed.
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Szász, D., Tóth, B. A dynamical theory of Brownian motion for the Rayleigh gas. J Stat Phys 47, 681–693 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01206152
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