From classical dynamics to continuous time random walks (Q1072229)

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From classical dynamics to continuous time random walks
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    From classical dynamics to continuous time random walks (English)
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    The migration of a classical dynamical system between regions of configuration space can be treated as a continuous time random walk between these regions. Derivation of a classical analog of the quantum mechanical generalized master equation provides expressions for the waiting time distribution in terms of transition memory functions. A short memory approximation to these memory functions is equivalent to the well-known transition state method. An example is discussed for which this approximation seems reasonable but is entirely wrong.
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    classical dynamics
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    continuous time random walk
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    quantum mechanical generalized master equation
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    transition state method
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