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          |  |  We compute the probability distribution function at different times (t=1 and t=3) for a particle in fluid flow with no external force. The Brownian dynamics simulation is in agrrement with the solution of the convection/diffusion equation. This example was inspired from the Matlab program available at the following MIT OpenCourseWare course web page: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemical-Engineering/10-34Fall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
 
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          |  |  Brownian motion, fluid flow, no external force, probability distribution function, Brownian dynamics, NormalDistribution, BinCounts, convection/diffusion equation
 
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