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Kinetic equations from Hamiltonian dynamics: Markovian limits

Spohn, Herbert·1980·Reviews of Modern Physics

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Dynamical processes in macroscopic systems are often approximately described by kinetic and hydrodynamic equations. One of the central problems in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics is to understand the approximate validity of these equations starting from a microscopic model. We discuss a variety of classical as well as quantum-mechanical models for which kinetic equations can be derived rigorously. The probabilistic nature of the problem is emphasized: The approximation of the microscopic dynamics by either a kinetic or a hydrodynamic equation can be understood as the approximation of a non-Markovian stochastic process by a Markovian process.

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  • The local master equation is also obtained in the singular coupling limit, where the bath correlation functions tend to a delta function.

    “We note that the local master equation is also obtained in the so-called singular coupling limit [1,5,10,12], where the bath correlation functions in equations (8) tend to a delta function.”

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Authors
Spohn, H.
Affiliations
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Corresponding author
Spohn, Herbert
Venue
Reviews of Modern Physics
Published
1980-07-01
Volume
52
Issue
3
Pages
569-615
ISSN
0034-6861 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2025185856
Cited by
1,013
References
126
Citations by year
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FWCI
21.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Reviews of Modern Physics (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Applied Mathematics › Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Mathematical Physics › Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics
Keywords
kinetic equations, Hamiltonian dynamics, Markov approximation, non-Markovian processes, hydrodynamic equations, nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, quantum kinetic theory, classical kinetic theory, stochastic processes

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