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Langevin dynamics
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Physics/a7aH2y08">physics</a>, Langevin dynamics is an approach to the mathematical modeling of the <a href="/facts/Dynamics_(physics)/JLk81H71">dynamics</a> of molecular systems using the <a href="/facts/Langevin_equation/XPDoCcVI">Langevin equation</a>. It was originally developed by French physicist <a href="/facts/Paul_Langevin/Tjfjw4uT">Paul Langevin</a>. The approach is characterized by the use of simplified models while accounting for omitted <a href="/facts/Degrees_of_freedom_(physics_and_chemistry)/Rrjl0lnq">degrees of freedom</a> by the use of <a href="/facts/Stochastic_differential_equation/ol9a9WNq">stochastic differential equations</a>. Langevin dynamics simulations are a kind of <a href="/facts/Monte_Carlo_simulation/AkHjY7jc">Monte Carlo simulation</a>. </p>