On a Class of Non-Markovian Langevin Equations

This paper proposes a generalized Langevin's equation for a small classical mechanical system embedded in a reservoir. The interaction of the main system with the reservoir is given by a Gaussian transform as introduced in our previous paper [8]. Thus, a first result proves the existence of a strong solution to this equation in the space where the Gaussian transform (or non-Markovian noise) is defined. The interpretation of the noise is obtained by considering a finite number n of oscillating particles with discrete frequencies in the reservoir. The action of this discrete reservoir on the small system is described by a memory kernel and a sequence of zero-mean Gaussian processes. So, an integro-differential equation for the evolution of a generic particle in the main system arises for each n. This equation has a unique solution Xn which converges in distribution towards the solution of the initial non-Markovian Langevin's equation.

STRONG-COUPLING REGIME IN $g\phi^4_2$ THEORY

The problem of the strong-coupling regime is considered in the scalar superrenormalizable field theory [Formula: see text]. By using the Gaussian transform, we have found an optimal representation within which the exact strong-coupling behavior of the free energy is already obtained in the leading-order approximation. Within this representation, the interaction becomes slower as the bare coupling constant grows, so the higher-order corrections can be systematically estimated by using a modified perturbation scheme. The next-to-leading terms give rise in insignificant corrections for finite coupling. The regularization procedure regroups the initial counterterms so that the divergencies are exactly removed in final expressions. The main idea is demonstrated in the simplest examples of a plain quartic integral and the anharmonic oscillator.