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I have an implementation of over-damped Brownian dynamics, with particles that follow the version of the Newtons law where the inertia is absent. This is a common thing to do at micrometer scale.

$m x''(t) = \Sigma F(t) - \gamma x'(t) + \xi (t)$

with no inertia, the equation is reduced to

$ x'(t) = (\Sigma F(t) + \xi (t)) / \gamma$

This equation I solve with a numerical method.

Of course in classical molecular dynamics there is a conserved quantity that allows us to validate the code

But here I lose access to velocity so that I cant calculate the kinetic energy.

Is there any other conserved quantity that can be used in this case instead of energy?

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