Abstract
The Fokker-Planck equation describing the relaxation towards equilibrium is derived from the information theory approach to macroscopic disequilibrium. The derivation proceeds in two stages. First a general equation of motion is derived. Then, for the special case of a time evolution governed by two moments, the general equation is shown to reduce to the Fokker-Planck form.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 399-403 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 1 May 1977 |