Solution

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For , , , the friction memory kernel and its Laplace transform are
Using the generalized fluctuation-dissipation relation with equilibrium velocity variance , the velocity autocorrelation function has Laplace transform
All three poles are negative, so the stationary relaxation is stable. A partial fraction decomposition gives
Taking the inverse Laplace transform gives
The negative middle coefficient is compatible with an autocorrelation function; individual terms in a partial fraction decomposition need not themselves be separate physical modes with positive weights. Several useful checks follow directly:
The Volterra integral equation for predicts exactly and . Its integral is also , agreeing with the Green-Kubo formula for diffusion.

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