Langevin equation

same as Newton's equation of motion, but with additional terms for friction|damping and for stochastic collisions added

Named after

Description

Note that a Langevin equation can be reformulated as a Fokker–Planck equation governing a probability distribution.

Formula(s) and Quantity(-ies)

$M \frac{d^{2}}{d t^{2}} \vec{q} = F (q) - γ \frac{d}{d t} q + \sqrt{2 γ k_{B} T} R (t)$
$F$ represents force acting on a particle
$M$ represents particle mass
$R (t)$ represents white noise
$T$ represents temperature
$γ$ represents coefficient of friction
$k_{B}$ represents Boltzmann constant
$q$ represents particle position
$t$ represents time

Specialization(s)

Brownian equation
Newton second law of motion for constant mass
heavy particle Newton equation

Reference(s)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langevin_equation

Similar formula(s)

Brownian equation
Fokker-Planck equation

Further link(s)

Item	Property
classical time evolution	contains
Langevin dynamics	contains

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