Abstract kinetic equations with accretive collision operators (Q1124100)

The results of this paper lead to well-posedness theorems for the equations of transfer of polarised light and some multigroup neutron transport equations. The class of abstract kinetic equations \[ (T\psi)'(x)=-A\psi (x) \] with half-range boundary conditions on the half line is considered when T is injective and self-adjoint and A is an accretive compact perturbation of the identity. If Re A\(>\delta 1\) for some \(\delta >0\), then unique solvability is established. If Re A\(>0\) and \(Ker(A)=Ker(Re A)\) then it is proved that the problem has at least one bounded solution, and the measure of non-uniqueness is analyzed in detail.