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Half-space problems in the kinetic theory of gases

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Trends in Applications of Pure Mathematics to Mechanics

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 249))

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A survey of the state-of-the art on half-space problems in kinetic theory is given, with particular concern for existence, uniqueness and closed form representations of the solutions.

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Cercignani, C. (1986). Half-space problems in the kinetic theory of gases. In: Kröner, E., Kirchgässner, K. (eds) Trends in Applications of Pure Mathematics to Mechanics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 249. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0016381

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