Kinetic energy of the Langevin particle

22 Mar 2020  ·  Escudero Carlos ·

We compute the kinetic energy of the Langevin particle using different approaches. We build stochastic differential equations that describe this physical quantity based on both the It\^o and Stratonovich stochastic integrals. It is shown that the It\^o equation possesses a unique solution whereas the Stratonovich one possesses infinitely many, all but one absent of physical meaning. We discuss how this fact matches with the existent discussion on the It\^o vs Stratonovich dilemma and the apparent preference towards the Stratonovich interpretation in the physical literature.

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