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Probability and quanta: why back to Nelson?

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  1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wrocław, pl. M. Borna 9, 50-204 Wrocław, Poland

Abstract

We establish circumstances under which the dispersion of passive contaminants in a forced flow can be consistently interpreted as a Markovian diffusion process.

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Banach Center Publications
1998/43/1
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Pages:
191-199
Main language of publication
English
Published
1998
Exact and natural sciences