Statistical-physical theory of multivariate temporal fluctuations: Global characterization and temporal correlation

Abstract
The fluctuation-spectrum theory and the generalized time-correlation function method established for the statistical characterization of univariate temporal fluctuations are extended to multivariate fluctuations by introducing the concept of the complete set of temporal fluctuations for the overall description of dynamical behaviors of the physical system. We develop the eigenfunction expansion for relevant quantities and further construct the continued-fraction expansion. The present approach enables us to study the explicit cross correlation among several time sequences as well as a detailed description of the dynamical behaviors of the system.