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Nonlinear generalized Langevin equations

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Exact generalized Langevin equations are derived for arbitrarily nonlinear systems interacting with specially chosen heat baths. An example is displayed in which the Langevin equation is nonlinear but approximately Markovian.

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  1. Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

    Robert Zwanzig

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Research supported by NSF grant GP-29534.

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Zwanzig, R. Nonlinear generalized Langevin equations. J Stat Phys 9, 215–220 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01008729

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