A spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation for elastic, inelastic and coalescing collisions (Q2571747)

The paper deals with the existence, uniqueness and qualitative behaviour of the solution of a spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation for particles undergoing elastic, inelastic and coalescing collisions. One considers successively the Smoluchowski equation, the mass-dependent Boltzmann equation, and the Granular media equation, and collecting together all the results so obtained, provides existence and uniqueness proof for the initial general Boltzmann equation itself. Then, by using a stochastic interpreting of the solution, one can get some results on the long time behaviour of the solution. Some solutions are given in some special cases.