On the derivation of the Fokker-Planck equation from generalized kinetic equations

J.J. Brey

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1978, vol. 90, issue 3, 574-586

Abstract: The Fokker-Planck equation is obtained using the matrix representation of the Liouville equation introduced by Balescu in the general theory of irreversible processes developed by the Brussels group. It is shown that the phenomenological equation is valid when the mass and density of the Brownian particle are large compared to the mass and density of the bath. The relation with previous work is discussed.

Date: 1978
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DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(78)90010-9

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