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Brownian motion in a magnetic field

Statistical Mechanics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We derive explicit forms of Markovian transition probability densities for the velocity space, phase-space and the Smoluchowski configuration-space Brownian motion of a charged particle in a constant magnetic field. By invoking a hydrodynamical formalism for those stochastic processes, we quantify a continual (net on the local average) heat transfer from the thermostat to diffusing particles.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0005353,
  title  = {Brownian motion in a magnetic field},
  author = {R. Czopnik and P. Garbaczewski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0005353},
  year   = {2009}
}