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In this review, we present numerical methods for approx imating collision operators in kinetic theory. We refer to [29] for a similar paper concerning the Vlasov equation. Various collision operators are described (Boltzmann, Fokker-Planck) and the three main numerical methods (Spectral, Discrete Velocity and Monte Carlo) are briefly shown.
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Cordier, S., Mancini, S. (2003). A brief review of numerical methods for collision operators. In: Brezzi, F., Buffa, A., Corsaro, S., Murli, A. (eds) Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2089-4_42
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