Bénard convection is considered under the influence of randomly modulated surface temperature. Using Galerkin's method the linearized stochastic dynamical equations for the Fourier modes are stated. The stability is decided by means of the corresponding moment equations and discussed for the...

Usually Fokker-Planck or master equations are used as kinetic equations for the problem of particle motion in stochastic force fields. With the Stratonovich calculus also a kinetic equation is derived which formally looks like a Fokker-Planck equation, but differs in some essential aspect....

A system of nonlinear generalized Langevin equations is stated to describe the motion of noninteracting nonspherical Brownian particles. The coupling of translational and rotational degrees of freedom is taken into account via anisotropic translational and rotational friction coefficients, a...