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Discrete velocity models and the Boltzmann equation

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A global existence theorem for discrete velocity models when the initial data are small is presented and commented. The crucial properties used in the proof are compared with properties of the full collision operator in the Boltzmann equation for hard spheres.

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  1. Hamdache, K.: Existence globale et comportement asymptotique pour l'équation de Boltzmann à répartition discrète des vitesses, to appear in C.R.A.S.

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Philippe G. Ciarlet Maurice Roseau

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Illner, R. (1984). Discrete velocity models and the Boltzmann equation. In: Ciarlet, P.G., Roseau, M. (eds) Trends and Applications of Pure Mathematics to Mechanics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 195. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-12916-2_57

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