Langevin equation

Layer 0 — Mathematicsin the Stochastic Processes subtree

Langevin 1908: dv/dt = -gamma v + sqrt(2 gamma kT / m) eta(t); stochastic damped Newton equation; recovers Maxwell-Boltzmann at equilibrium via fluctuation-dissipation.

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