From ballistic to diffusive behavior in periodic potentials
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Author(s)
Hairer, M
Pavliotis, GA
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The long-time/large-scale, small-friction asymptotic for the one dimensional Langevin equation with a periodic potential is studied in this paper. It is shown that the Freidlin-Wentzell and central limit theorem (homogenization) limits commute. We prove that, in the combined small friction, long-time/large-scale limit the particle position converges weakly to a Brownian motion with a singular diffusion coefficient which we compute explicitly. We show that the same result is valid for a whole one parameter family of space/time rescalings. The proofs of our main results are based on some novel estimates on the resolvent of a hypoelliptic operator.
Date Issued
2008-04-01
Date Acceptance
2008-01-24
Citation
Journal of Statistical Physics, 2008, 131 (1), pp.175-202
ISSN
1572-9613
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Start Page
175
End Page
202
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Statistical Physics
Volume
131
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. The final publication is available at Springer via https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10955-008-9493-3
Identifier
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Mathematical
Physics
homogenization
hypoelliptic diffusion
hypocoercivity
NONEQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL-MECHANICS
SMOLUCHOWSKI-KRAMERS APPROXIMATION
FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION
RANDOM PERTURBATIONS
ANHARMONIC CHAINS
UHLENBECK PROCESS
HOMOGENIZATION
OSCILLATORS
EQUILIBRIUM
TRANSPORT
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2008-02-06