Solution of the Fokker-Planck Equation with a Logarithmic Potential

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1524-1545

  Dechant, A ^a   Lutz, E ^a   Barkai, E ^b   Kessler, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anomalous diffusion; Ergodicity breaking; Fokker Planck equation; Logarithmic potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255175825     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-011-0363-z     Document Type: Article

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