Hongler, M. O.2013-01-072013-01-072013-01-07198210.1016/0375-9601(82)90494-72-s2.0-49049140326https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/87628Exact solutions of the Fokker-Planck equation are obtained for a class of non-harmonic, symmetric, attractive, 1-d potentials, and when the initial probability density is chosen "delta" peaked on the axis of symmetry of the potential. Double-well potentials are contained as special cases in our class of models. The branching time tc characterizing the transition from uni- to bimodal probability densities is obtained in limiting cases. © 1982.text::journal::journal article::research article