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Smoluchowski-Kramers Approximation Meets Khasminskii Averaging Principles in Nonequilibrium Random Environments I

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Abstract

This work establishes a simultaneous Smoluchowski-Kramers approximation and Khasminskii averaging principle for a class of second-order stochastic differential equations (SDEs) in nonequilibrium random environments. The system describes the motion of a particle of mass m>0m>0 subject to external forces, friction, and noise, all of which depend on a fluctuating environment such as a stochastic heat bath. The environment is modeled by a fast-varying first-order SDE, where a parameter 0<ϵ10<\epsilon \ll 1 encodes the time-scale separation. Under the scaling m=ϵ2m=\epsilon^2, the slow process converges in probability to an effective dynamics with averaged drift and noise-induced coefficients. Our analysis utilizes a pathwise integration-by-parts formula and Poisson equations associated with the fast dynamics. Finally, numerical experiments are provided for demonstration.

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@article{arxiv.2607.03360,
  title  = {Smoluchowski-Kramers Approximation Meets Khasminskii Averaging Principles in Nonequilibrium Random Environments I},
  author = {Hongjiang Qian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.03360},
  year   = {2026}
}

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