Transient behaviour of semilinear stochastic systems with random parameters

The transient solution of a class of nonautonomous, stochastic differential equations with given random initial conditions is studied. The considered evolution equation is characterized by the presence of a deterministic linear term and of a random nonlinear term whose parameters can be modeled by random processes of Rice noise type. Analytical approximated expressions for the first- and second-order moments and for the probability density of the solution process are derived and are applied to determine the statistical properties of a class of stochastic nonlinear oscillators.