FROM STOCHASTIC-PROCESSES TO THE HYDRODYNAMIC EQUATIONS

被引:9
作者
BECK, C [1 ]
ROEPSTORFF, G [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WARWICK,INST MATH,COVENTRY CV4 7AL,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
来源
PHYSICA A | 1990年 / 165卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.1016/0378-4371(90)90195-X
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Starting from the Langevin equation for the (rescaled) position of a single particle in an incompressible liquid we derive an infinite hierarchy of hydrodynamic equations for suitably defined conditional expectations. Among them is the continuity equation, the Navier-Stokes equation, and the energy balance equation with Prandtl number Pr=1. Our approach uses a path integral formulation and the Fokker-Planck equation. The results demonstrate how the basic hydrodynamic equations arise from a stochastic independent particle model. © 1990.
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页码:270 / 278
页数:9
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