Asymptotic analysis for the Generalized Relativistic Langevin Equation

Abstract

In this paper, we study a non-Markovian generalized relativistic Langevin equation (GRLE). We show that when the memory kernel is a sum of exponentials, the GRLE is equivalent to a Markovian system with added variables. We establish the well-posedness and polynomial ergodicity, obtaining an algebraic rate of convergence to the unique Gibbs distribution. From the Markovian GRLE, we recover the relativistic underdamped Langevin dynamics in a small-noise limit, as well as the classical (non-relativistic) generalized Langevin dynamics in the Newtonian limit.