For a separated weighted density, write . Its eigenvalue equation is
Set . Differentiation eliminates the first derivative of , giving the tilted Ornstein-Uhlenbeck oscillator transformation
Complete the square and introduce the dimensionless variable . The equation becomes
Comparing with the quantum harmonic oscillator gives . Its energies therefore correspond to . The dominant nonnegative separated mode is the ground state, which is nodeless. Consequently
For an independent check, is a centered Gaussian random variable with variance
The exponential moment of a Gaussian linear functional gives , whose long-time growth rate is the same . This exact Ornstein-Uhlenbeck multiplicative amplification formula also distinguishes the finite-time transient from the asymptotic exponential law. A general transient can contain sign-changing excited eigenfunctions in its expansion while the total weighted density remains nonnegative.
The weighted strain density in Ornstein-Uhlenbeck multiplicative amplification evolves under . Setting eliminates its first derivative. Shifting and scaling to gives . The quantum harmonic oscillator levels yield the displayed eigenvalues. Its ground state is the dominant positive mode; higher sign-changing modes may occur in a transient expansion.