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The author identifies some subtle difficulties that one encounters within the framework of nonlinear generalized Langevin equations. These difficulties become even more pronounced when describing an open system that is in contact with more than one heat bath.
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Hänggi, P. (1997). Generalized langevin equations: A useful tool for the perplexed modeller of nonequilibrium fluctuations?. In: Schimansky-Geier, L., Pöschel, T. (eds) Stochastic Dynamics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 484. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0105595
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