The variational theory and rate equation method with applications to relaxation near the instability point

The variational principle of Glansdorff and Prigogine is formulated for stochastic processes and the relation between this method and the rate equation method is discussed in a certain frame-work of variational functions. An application is given to the Fokker-Planck equation to describe the formation process of macroscopic order and to obtain the onset time.

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Year of publication:	1981
Authors:	Suzuki, Masuo ; Sasagawa, Fumiyoshi ; Kaneko, Kunihiko ; Fu-Kang, Fang
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 105.1981, 3, p. 631-641
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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