On the derivation of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem

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, , Citation B U Felderhof 1978 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 11 921 DOI 10.1088/0305-4470/11/5/021

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The author gives a critical analysis of a derivation due to Kubo (1966) of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem for classical systems. It is shown that a basic assumption having the appearance of a causality condition actually should be understood as an incidental corollary of the equations.

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