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How do I derive a particular form of the Langevin equation from Mori's generalized master equation?

Preliminary: I have a generalized Langevin equation for a set of relevant operators, written in Liouiville space as $\{|A_{v}\rangle \}$, and obtained via Mori's projection operator technique: \begin{...
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"Equations of motions" and direction of maximal entropy

Say one has a system of statistical physics whose entropy is given as a function of one or multiple variables; for example as $S(x)$. An example of such a system could be a osmosis system, or a ...
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What is the relationship between Schrödinger equation and Boltzmann equation?

The Schrödinger equation in its variants for many particle systems gives the full time evolution of the system. Likewise, the Boltzmann equation is often the starting point in classical gas dynamics. ...
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