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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2015 ii Paper 4 11E a Solution by
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For a smooth test function , integration by parts in the Fokker-Planck equation givesWe use the decay and absence of boundary flux intended in the question, sufficiently strong to remove the moment-weighted boundary terms. For , only survives, giving . For , the first derivative is and the second is . The Fokker-Planck diffusion matrix is symmetric, soThe factor one-half cancels the two equal diffusion contributions, including when .
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