Fokker–Planck equation

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The Fokker–Planck equation is a partial differential equation that describes the time evolution of the probability density function of a stochastic (random) process, such as Brownian motion.

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instanceOf evolution equation ⓘ
partial differential equation ⓘ
stochastic process equation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs forward Kolmogorov equation ⓘ
appliesTo Markovian dynamics ⓘ
systems with Gaussian noise ⓘ
assumes Markov property ⓘ
canBeDerivedFrom Langevin dynamics ⓘ
canBeWrittenIn conservation form ⓘ
describes Brownian motion ⓘ
time evolution of probability density functions ⓘ
time evolution of stochastic processes ⓘ
expresses conservation of probability ⓘ
field applied mathematics ⓘ
mathematical physics ⓘ
probability theory ⓘ
generalizes classical diffusion equation ⓘ
governs probability density function ⓘ
hasSolutionType probability density function over state space ⓘ
hasTerm diffusion term ⓘ
drift term ⓘ
models Markov processes ⓘ
continuous-time stochastic processes ⓘ
diffusion with drift ⓘ
namedAfter Adriaan Fokker ⓘ
Max Planck ⓘ
relatedTo Kolmogorov backward equation ⓘ
Langevin equation ⓘ
linked to: Langevin dynamics

Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process ⓘ
diffusion equation ⓘ
master equation ⓘ
timeDependent yes ⓘ
type second-order partial differential equation ⓘ
usedFor escape rate calculations ⓘ
first-passage time problems ⓘ
noise-induced transitions ⓘ
non-equilibrium statistical mechanics ⓘ
transport phenomena ⓘ
usedIn chemical physics ⓘ
diffusion theory ⓘ
financial mathematics ⓘ
neuroscience ⓘ
plasma physics ⓘ
population dynamics ⓘ
quantum optics ⓘ
statistical physics ⓘ
stochastic processes ⓘ

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