Existence, stability, and convergence of solutions of discrete velocity models to the Boltzmann equation

DOI10.1023/A:1023000406921zbMath0918.76048MaRDI QIDQ1284896

Andrzej Palczewski, Jacques Schneider

Publication date: 24 August 1999

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

strong convergence; weak convergence; collision integral; DiPerna-Lions solutions; space-homogeneous problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76M20: Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics

76P05: Rarefied gas flows, Boltzmann equation in fluid mechanics

82B40: Kinetic theory of gases in equilibrium statistical mechanics

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