 Potential condition for a Fokker--Planck equation (source code)

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= Potential condition for a Fokker--Planck equation

For current $J=aP-\kappa\nabla P/2$, a scalar potential exists when the one-form $\kappa^{-1}a$ is exact. Then $D=\kappa/2$, $a=-D\nabla V$, and $J=-PD\nabla(V+\log P)$.

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