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The derivation of the Langevin formula is analyzed. It is shown that a basic assumption in it is incorrect. A more correct derivation of a similar formula is proposed.
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A. A. Sobko, Dokl. Phys. 62 (6), 299 (2017).
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Original Russian Text © A.A. Sobko, 2017, published in Doklady Akademii Nauk, 2017, Vol. 477, No. 2, pp. 159–162.
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Sobko, A.A. Is the derivation of the Langevin formula correct?. Dokl. Phys. 62, 495–498 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028335817110064
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