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February 2007 Quantitative Linearized Study of the Boltzmann Collision Operator and Applications
Clément Mouhot
Commun. Math. Sci. 5(S1): 73-86 (February 2007).

Abstract

We present recent results about the quantitative study of the linearized Boltzmann collision operator, and its application to the study of the trend to equilibrium for the spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation for hard spheres.

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Clément Mouhot. "Quantitative Linearized Study of the Boltzmann Collision Operator and Applications." Commun. Math. Sci. 5 (S1) 73 - 86, February 2007.

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Published: February 2007
First available in Project Euclid: 5 April 2007

zbMATH: 1219.76045
MathSciNet: MR2301289

Subjects:
Primary: 76P05 , 82B40 , 82C40 , 82D05

Keywords: Boltzmann equation , explicit , linearized Boltzmann collision operator , rate of convergence , spatially homogeneous , spectral gap , spectrum , trend to equilibrium

Rights: Copyright © 2007 International Press of Boston

Vol.5 • No. S1 • February 2007
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