Spectral computation of low probability tails for the homogeneous Boltzmann equation (Q2228021)

The authors focus on low-probability tails for the velocity distribution of the spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation. They invest the spectral-Lagrangian method of \textit{I. M. Gamba} and \textit{S. H. Tharkabhushanam} [J. Comput. Phys. 228, No. 6, 2012--2036 (2009; Zbl 1159.82320); J. Comput. Math. 28, No. 4, 430--460 (2010; Zbl 1228.76138)] in this context and demonstrate numerically the importance of the choice of the truncation parameter. They present an error estimate, guiding the choice of the truncation parameter.