This week on Saturday, we shall conclude the discussion on diffusion. The results from previous discussions on diffusion will be revisited and some brief remarks will be made. In continuation, we’ll also discuss the method to solve the multivariate Fokker-Planck equation in detail. At the end, We will attempt to derive the Kramers’ escape rate formula.

Time and venue for the Discussion:

Time: Saturday (October 28, 2017), 2 PM
Venue: 326/327

Slides based on the previous discussions on diffusion::

• Diffusion: Diffusion in Equilibrium System by Vinay Vaibhav
• Diffusion: Diffusion Under Potential by Vinay Vaibhav

Some references for this talk:

• Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan. “Stochastic problems in physics and astronomy.” Reviews of modern physics 15.1 (1943): 1.

• Risken, Hannes. “Fokker-planck equation.” The Fokker-Planck Equation. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1996. 63-95.

• Van Kampen, Nicolaas Godfried. Stochastic processes in physics and chemistry. Vol. 1. Elsevier, 1992.

• Balakrishnan, Venkataraman. Elements of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. Ane Books, 2008. APA

• MacKeown, P. Kevin. Stochastic simulation in physics. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 2001.

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