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The linearized Boltzmann equation is considered to describe small spatial perturbations of the homogeneous cooling state. The corresponding macroscopic balance equations for the density, temperature, and flow velocity are derived from it as the basis for a hydrodynamic description. Hydrodynamics is defined in terms of the spectrum of the generator for the dynamics of the linearized Boltzmann equation. The hydrodynamic eigenfunctions and eigenvalues are calculated in the long wavelength limit. The results allow identification of the hydrodynamic part of the solution to the linearized Boltzmann equation. This contribution is used to calculate the fluxes in the macroscopic balance equations, leading to the Navier-Stokes equations and associated transport coefficients. The results agree with those obtained earlier by the Chapman-Enskog method. The implications of this analysis for application of methods of linear response to granular fluids and derivation of Green-Kubo expressions for transport coefficients are discussed.
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Brey, J.J., Dufty, J.W., Ruiz-Montero, M.J. (2003). Linearized Boltzmann Equation and Hydrodynamics for Granular Gases. In: Pöschel, T., Brilliantov, N. (eds) Granular Gas Dynamics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 624. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39843-1_9
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