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A stochastic leap-frog algorithm for the numerical integration of Brownian motion stochastic differential equations with multiplicative noise is proposed and tested. The algorithm has a second-order convergence of moments in a finite time…
We present a revision to the well known Stormer-Verlet algorithm for simulating second order differential equations. The revision addresses the inclusion of linear friction with associated stochastic noise, and we analytically demonstrate…
Efficient and accurate integration of stochastic (partial) differential equations with multiplicative noise can be obtained through a split-step scheme, which separates the integration of the deterministic part from that of the stochastic…
Formulated is a new systematic method for obtaining higher order corrections in numerical simulation of stochastic differential equations (SDEs), i.e., Langevin equations. Random walk step algorithms within a given order of finite $\Delta…
We derive and analyze numerical methods for underdamped (kinetic) Langevin dynamics in a domain with elastic reflection at the boundary. First-order approximations are based on an Euler-type scheme incorporating collision-handling at the…
We develop a fourth order simulation algorithm for solving the stochastic Langevin equation. The method consists of identifying solvable operators in the Fokker-Planck equation, factorizing the evolution operator for small time steps to…
The Langevin system subjected to non-Gaussian noise has been discussed, by using the second-order moment approach with two kinds of models for generating the noise. We have derived the effective differential equation (DE) for a variable…
Many physical systems characterized by nonlinear multiscale interactions can be effectively modeled by treating unresolved degrees of freedom as random fluctuations. However, even when the microscopic governing equations and qualitative…
We expand on the previously published Gr{\o}nbech-Jensen Farago (GJF) thermostat, which is a thermodynamically sound variation on the St{\o}rmer-Verlet algorithm for simulating discrete-time Langevin equations. The GJF method has been…
We consider the motion of a Brownian particle moving in a potential field and driven by dichotomous noise with exponential correlation. Traditionally, the analytic as well as the numerical treatments of the problem, in general, rely on…
We propose a sampling method based on an ensemble approximation of second order Langevin dynamics. The log target density is appended with a quadratic term in an auxiliary momentum variable and damped-driven Hamiltonian dynamics introduced;…
For optimizing a non-convex function in finite dimension, a method is to add Brownian noise to a gradient descent, allowing for transitions between basins of attractions of different minimizers. To adapt this for optimization over a space…
In this paper, we study stochastic non-convex optimization with non-convex random functions. Recent studies on non-convex optimization revolve around establishing second-order convergence, i.e., converging to a nearly second-order optimal…
Langevin dynamics has become a popular tool to simulate the Boltzmann equilibrium distribution. When the repartition of the Langevin equation involves the exact realization of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck noise, in addition to the conventional…
An efficient method is presented as a means of an approximate, analytic time-dependent solution of the Fokker-Planck equation (FPE) for the Langevin model subjected to additive and multiplicative noise. We have assumed that the dynamical…
In this paper, we consider the stochastic Langevin equation with additive noises, which possesses both conformal symplectic geometric structure and ergodicity. We propose a methodology of constructing high weak order conformal symplectic…
In this paper, we consider the generalised (higher order) Langevin equation for the purpose of simulated annealing and optimisation of nonconvex functions. Our approach modifies the underdamped Langevin equation by replacing the Brownian…
This paper deals with the analysis of stochastic systems which can be described by a Langevin equation. By the method presented in this paper drift and diffusion terms of the corresponding Fokker-Planck equation can be extracted from the…
Stochastic differential equations, especially the one called Langevin equation, play an important role in many fields of modern science. In this paper, we use the bicolour rooted tree method, which is based on the stochastic Taylor…
In this paper, we establish the almost sure convergence of two-timescale stochastic gradient descent algorithms in continuous time under general noise and stability conditions, extending well known results in discrete time. We analyse…