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Article
Abstract
The Langevin equations (LE) and the Fokker–Planck (FP) equations are widely used to describe fluid behavior based on coarse-grained approximations of microstructure evolution. In this manuscript, we describe the relation between LE and FP as related to particle motion within a fluid. The manuscript introduces undergraduate students to two LEs, their corresponding FP equations, and their solutions and physical interpretation.
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Publication Info
Published in Fluids, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2020, pages 40-.
APA Citation
Medved, A., Davis, R., & Vasquez, P. A. (2020). Understanding fluid dynamics from langevin and fokker–planck equations. Fluids, 5(1), 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids5010040
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).