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Pith's one-line read Including kinetic energy in the potential of mean force reproduces the correct joint distribution of an observable and its velocity without friction or orthogonal force terms when the velocity obeys Wick's theorem.

desk verdict This paper compares four exact GLE variants from Mori-Zwanzig and shows that folding kinetic energy into the potential of mean force simplifies the equilibrium distribution when velocity obeys Wick's theorem. read the letter →

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The paper compares four exact generalized Langevin equations for a scalar observable derived via the Mori-Zwanzig formalism. All four include a Markovian force from a generally nonlinear potential, a non-Markovian friction force, and an orthogonal force, but they differ in whether the memory kernel depends on the observable and whether the potential absorbs the effective kinetic energy of the observable. For observables whose velocity satisfies Wick's theorem, the version that includes kinetic energy in the potential recovers the correct distribution of the observable and velocity even when friction and orthogonal forces are omitted. This choice of formulation matters because it changes how the forces are partitioned while preserving exactness under the same projection operators.

What carries the argument

Mori-Zwanzig projection applied to four variants of the GLE that differ by observable dependence of the memory kernel and by inclusion or exclusion of kinetic energy in the potential of mean force.

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A direct numerical comparison, for an observable whose velocity obeys Wick's theorem, of the joint distribution of the observable and velocity obtained from the potential alone versus the full GLE in the version that includes kinetic energy in the potential.

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Core claim

The four GLEs are all exact under identical Mori-Zwanzig projection operators. They differ only in the explicit choice of whether the memory friction kernel is made observable-dependent and whether the effective kinetic energy is absorbed into the potential of mean force. Inclusion of the kinetic energy in the potential is advantageous for observables whose velocity satisfies Wick's theorem, since this reproduces the correct distribution of the observable and its velocity even without contributions from the friction force and the orthogonal force.

Load-bearing premise

The four GLEs remain exact under the same Mori-Zwanzig projection operators but differ only by the explicit choice of whether the memory kernel is made observable-dependent and whether kinetic energy is absorbed into the potential of mean force.

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  • All four formulations preserve the exact equilibrium distribution of the observable.
  • The version with kinetic energy in the potential allows the friction and orthogonal forces to be dropped while still matching the correct velocity distribution for Wick-compliant cases.
  • Observable-dependent mass and friction appear naturally in some of the variants.
  • Nonlinear potentials of mean force are treated exactly in every version.

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  • The same partitioning choice might affect the convergence rate of numerical integrators for the GLE.
  • The advantage may disappear for observables whose velocity does not obey Wick's theorem, suggesting a diagnostic test based on higher moments.
  • The approach could be tested by deriving analogous variants for vector observables in higher dimensions.
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Summary. The manuscript derives and compares four exact generalized Langevin equations (GLEs) for a scalar observable via the Mori-Zwanzig projection formalism. The GLEs include a Markovian force from a generally non-linear potential of mean force, a non-Markovian friction force, and an orthogonal force; they differ by whether the memory kernel is made observable-dependent and whether the potential incorporates the effective kinetic energy of the observable. The central claim is that all four forms remain exact, with the inclusion of kinetic energy in the potential being advantageous for observables whose velocity satisfies Wick's theorem because it reproduces the correct joint distribution of the observable and its velocity even in the absence of friction and orthogonal-force contributions.

Significance. If the derivations hold, the work clarifies the consequences of distinct projection-operator choices within the Mori-Zwanzig framework and supplies a concrete criterion (Wick's theorem on velocity) for selecting among exact GLE representations. This is useful for both analytic theory and numerical coarse-graining in statistical mechanics, especially when one wishes to preserve equilibrium distributions without explicit random-force sampling.

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  1. A compact table (perhaps in §4) that lists the four GLEs side-by-side, showing the explicit form of the memory kernel, the potential, and the orthogonal force for each variant, would make the comparison immediately transparent to readers.
  2. The statement that the four GLEs are obtained from the 'same' Mori-Zwanzig operators but differ only by redefinition of the potential should be accompanied by an explicit statement of the common projection operator (e.g., in §2) so that the exactness claim can be verified without ambiguity.

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We thank the referee for their positive assessment of the manuscript, accurate summary of the central claims, and recommendation for minor revision. No specific major comments were provided in the report.

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The paper derives four exact GLE variants directly from the Mori-Zwanzig projection formalism by varying only the observable dependence of the memory kernel and whether kinetic energy is absorbed into the potential of mean force. The stated advantage for observables whose velocity obeys Wick's theorem follows as a structural consequence of the redefined potential and projected dynamics, without any fitted parameters renamed as predictions, self-citation chains, or ansatzes imported from prior author work. All steps remain within the standard exact projection operator framework and do not reduce to their inputs by construction.

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The Mori-Zwanzig projection formalism constitutes a powerful and robust framework for deriving equations of motion in terms of generalized Langevin equations (GLEs) for an arbitrary observable using evolution and projection operators. Based on this framework, we analyze the properties of four distinct GLEs for a scalar observable including a Markovian force derived from a generally non-linear potential, a non-Markovian friction force, and an orthogonal force, commonly interpreted as a random force. While all four GLEs are exact, they differ in the memory friction kernel, which may either be dependent or independent of the observable, and by the potential, which may either include or exclude the effective kinetic energy of the observable. Inclusion of the kinetic energy in the potential is advantageous for observables whose velocity satisfies Wick's theorem, since this reproduces the correct distribution of the observable and its velocity even without contributions from the friction force and the orthogonal force.

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