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Exact generalized Langevin equations are derived for arbitrarily nonlinear systems interacting with specially chosen heat baths. An example is displayed in which the Langevin equation is nonlinear but approximately Markovian.
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Research supported by NSF grant GP-29534.
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Zwanzig, R. Nonlinear generalized Langevin equations. J Stat Phys 9, 215–220 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01008729
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01008729