Weak Galilean invariance as a selection principle for coarse-grained diffusive models

Abstract

Galilean invariance is a cornerstone of classical mechanics. It states that for closed systems the equations of motion of the microscopic degrees of freedom do not change under Galilean transformations to different inertial frames. However, the description of real world systems usually requires coarse-grained models integrating complex microscopic interactions indistinguishably as friction and stochastic forces, which intrinsically violate Galilean invariance. By studying the coarse-graining procedure in different frames, we show that alternative rules -- denoted as "weak Galilean invariance" -- need to be satisfied by these stochastic models. Our results highlight that diffusive models in general can not be chosen arbitrarily based on the agreement with data alone but have to satisfy weak Galilean invariance for physical consistency.

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