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Author:   Hannes Risken ,  Till Frank
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd ed. 1996
Volume:   18
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   1.570kg
ISBN:  

9783540615309

ISBN 10:   354061530
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   17 September 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Brownian Motion.- 1.2 Fokker-Planck Equation.- 1.3 Boltzmann Equation.- 1.4 Master Equation.- 2. Probability Theory.- 2.1 Random Variable and Probability Density.- 2.2 Characteristic Function and Cumulants.- 2.3 Generalization to Several Random Variables.- 2.4 Time-Dependent Random Variables.- 2.5 Several Time-Dependent Random Variables.- 3. Langevin Equations.- 3.1 Langevin Equation for Brownian Motion.- 3.2 Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process.- 3.3 Nonlinear Langevin Equation, One Variable.- 3.4 Nonlinear Langevin Equations, Several Variables.- 3.5 Markov Property.- 3.6 Solutions of the Langevin Equation by Computer Simulation.- 4. Fokker-Planck Equation.- 4.1 Kramers-Moyal Forward Expansion.- 4.2 Kramers-Moyal Backward Expansion.- 4.3 Pawula Theorem.- 4.4 Fokker-Planck Equation for One Variable.- 4.5 Generation and Recombination Processes.- 4.6 Application of Truncated Kramers-Moyal Expansions.- 4.7 Fokker-Planck Equation for N Variables.- 4.8 Examples for Fokker-Planck Equations with Several Variables.- 4.9 Transformation of Variables.- 4.10 Covariant Form of the Fokker-Planck Equation.- 5. Fokker-Planck Equation for One Variable; Methods of Solution.- 5.1 Normalization.- 5.2 Stationary Solution.- 5.3 Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process.- 5.4 Eigenfunction Expansion.- 5.5 Examples.- 5.6 Jump Conditions.- 5.7 A Bistable Model Potential.- 5.8 Eigenfunctions and Eigenvalues of Inverted Potentials.- 5.9 Approximate and Numerical Methods for Determining Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions.- 5.10 Diffusion Over a Barrier.- 6. Fokker-Planck Equation for Several Variables; Methods of Solution.- 6.1 Approach of the Solutions to a Limit Solution.- 6.2 Expansion into a Biorthogonal Set.- 6.3 Transformation of the Fokker-Planck Operator, Eigenfunction Expansions.- 6.4 Detailed Balance.- 6.5 Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process.- 6.6 Further Methods for Solving the Fokker-Planck Equation.- 7. Linear Response and Correlation Functions.- 7.1 Linear Response Function.- 7.2 Correlation Functions.- 7.3 Susceptibility.- 8. Reduction of the Number of Variables.- 8.1 First-Passage Time Problems.- 8.2 Drift and Diffusion Coefficients Independent of Some Variables.- 8.3 Adiabatic Elimination of Fast Variables.- 9. Solutions of Tridiagonal Recurrence Relations, Application to Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations.- 9.1 Applications and Forms of Tridiagonal Recurrence Relations.- 9.2 Solutions of Scalar Recurrence Relations.- 9.3 Solutions of Vector Recurrence Relations.- 9.4 Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations with Multiplicative Harmonic Time-Dependent Parameters.- 9.5 Methods for Calculating Continued Fractions.- 10. Solutions of the Kramers Equation.- 10.1 Forms of the Kramers Equation.- 10.2 Solutions for a Linear Force.- 10.3 Matrix Continued-Fraction Solutions of the Kramers Equation.- 10.4 Inverse Friction Expansion.- 11. Brownian Motion in Periodic Potentials.- 11.1 Applications.- 11.2 Normalization of the Langevin and Fokker-Planck Equations.- 11.3 High-Friction Limit.- 11.4 Low-Friction Limit.- 11.5 Stationary Solutions for Arbitrary Friction.- 11.6 Bistability between Running and Locked Solution.- 11.7 Instationary Solutions.- 11.8 Susceptibilities.- 11.9 Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions.- 12. Statistical Properties of Laser Light.- 12.1 Semiclassical Laser Equations.- 12.2 Stationary Solution and Its Expectation Values.- 12.3 Expansion in Eigenmodes.- 12.4 Expansion into a Complete Set; Solution by Matrix Continued Fractions.- 12.5 Transient Solution.- 12.6 Photoelectron Counting Distribution.- Appendices.- A1 Stochastic Differential Equations with Colored Gaussian Noise.- A2 Boltzmann Equation with BGK and SW Collision Operators.- A3 Evaluation of a Matrix Continued Fraction for the Harmonic Oscillator.- A4 Damped Quantum-Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator.- A5 Alternative Derivation of the Fokker-Planck Equation.- A6 Fluctuating Control Parameter.- S. Supplement to the Second Edition.- S.1 Solutions of the Fokker-Planck Equation by Computer Simulation (Sect. 3.6).- S.2 Kramers-Moyal Expansion (Sect. 4.6).- S.3 Example for the Covariant Form of the Fokker-Planck Equation (Sect. 4.10).- S.4 Connection to Supersymmetry and Exact Solutions of the One Variable Fokker-Planck Equation (Chap. 5).- S.5 Nondifferentiability of the Potential for the Weak Noise Expansion (Sects. 6.6 and 6.7).- S.6 Further Applications of Matrix Continued-Fractions (Chap. 9).- S.7 Brownian Motion in a Double-Well Potential (Chaps. 10 and 11).- S.8 Boundary Layer Theory (Sect. 11.4).- S.9 Calculation of Correlation Times (Sect. 7.12).- S.10 Colored Noise (Appendix A1).- S.11 Fokker-Planck Equation with a Non-Positive-Definite Diffusion Matrix and Fokker-Planck Equation with Additional Third-Order-Derivative Terms.- References.

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