May 2022 Two-dimensional Lorentz process for magnetotransport: Boltzmann-Grad limit
Alessia Nota, Chiara Saffirio, Sergio Simonella
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Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Probab. Statist. 58(2): 1228-1243 (May 2022). DOI: 10.1214/21-AIHP1181

Abstract

We study a system of charged, noninteracting classical particles moving in a Poisson distribution of hard-disk scatterers in two dimensions, under the effect of a magnetic field perpendicular to the plane. We prove that, in the low-density (Boltzmann-Grad) limit, the particle distribution evolves according to a generalized linear Boltzmann equation, previously derived and solved by Bobylev et al. (Phys. Rev. Lett. 75 (1995) 2, J. Stat. Phys. 87 (1997) 1205–1228, J. Stat. Phys. 102 (2001) 1133–1150). In this model, Boltzmann’s chaos fails, and the kinetic equation includes non-Markovian terms. The ideas of (Phys. Rev. 185 (1969) 308–322) can be however adapted to prove convergence of the process with memory.

Nous étudions un système de particules classiques chargées, sans interaction, se déplaçant dans une distribution de Poisson de disques durs en deux dimensions, sous l’effet d’un champ magnétique perpendiculaire au plan. Nous montrons que, dans la limite de faible densité (Boltzmann-Grad), la distribution des particules évolue selon une équation de Boltzmann linéaire généralisée, déjà obtenue et résolue par Bobylev et al. (Phys. Rev. Lett. 75 (1995) 2, J. Stat. Phys. 87 (1997) 1205–1228, J. Stat. Phys. 102 (2001) 1133–1150). Dans ce modèle, le chaos de Boltzmann n’est pas vérifié et l’équation cinétique inclut des termes non markoviens. Les idées de (Phys. Rev. 185 (1969) 308–322) peuvent cependant être adaptées pour prouver la convergence du processus avec mémoire.

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to A.V. Bobylev who brought this problem to their attention. A.N. acknowledges support through the CRC 1060 The mathematics of emergent effects of the University of Bonn that is funded through the German Science Foundation (DFG). C.S. acknowledges the support of the SNSF through the project PCEFP2_181153 and of the NCCR SwissMAP.

The hospitality of the MFO during the mini-workshop 1910b “Lorentz Gas Dynamics” and of the HIM during the Junior Trimester Program “Kinetic Theory” in 2019 are gratefully acknowledged.

We thank the anonymous referee for comments that helped improving the manuscript.

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Alessia Nota. Chiara Saffirio. Sergio Simonella. "Two-dimensional Lorentz process for magnetotransport: Boltzmann-Grad limit." Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Probab. Statist. 58 (2) 1228 - 1243, May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1214/21-AIHP1181

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Received: 17 October 2020; Revised: 27 March 2021; Accepted: 3 May 2021; Published: May 2022
First available in Project Euclid: 15 May 2022

MathSciNet: MR4421624
zbMATH: 1493.35116
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/21-AIHP1181

Subjects:
Primary: 35Q70 , 60J99 , 82C05 , 82C40

Keywords: Generalized Boltzmann equation , Lorentz gas , Low-density limit , magnetic field , Memory terms , Non-Markovian process

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