Abstract
The Brownian motion of a general classical anharmonic oscillator is studied in the lowviscosity limit for a general non-Markoffian interaction with a heat bath. Memory effects are shown to have a profound influence on the rate of energy accumulation and relaxation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 423-426 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - 1982 |