Generalized langevin equations: A useful tool for the perplexed modeller of nonequilibrium fluctuations?

  • Peter Hänggi
Concepts Of Stochastics And Kinetics
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Part of the Lecture Notes in Physics book series (LNP, volume 484)

Abstract

The author identifies some subtle difficulties that one encounters within the framework of nonlinear generalized Langevin equations. These difficulties become even more pronounced when describing an open system that is in contact with more than one heat bath.

Keywords

Langevin Equation Heat Bath Relaxation Dynamic Stochastic Force Longtime Limit 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Peter Hänggi
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  1. 1.Institut für PhysikUniversität AugsburgAugsburgGermany

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