Remarks on the \(H\) theorem for a non involutive Boltzmann like kinetic model (Q973435)

Summary: We consider a one-dimensional kinetic equation of Boltzmann type in which the binary collision process is described by the linear transformation \(v^* = pv + qw, w^* = qv + pw\), where \((v, w)\) are the pre-collisional velocities and \((v^*, w^*)\) the post-collisional ones and \(p \geq q > 0\) are two positive parameters. This kind of model has been extensively studied by \textit{L. Pareschi} and \textit{G. Toscani} [J. Stat. Phys. 124, No. 2--4, 747--779 (2006; Zbl 1134.82037)] with respect to the asymptotic behavior of the solutions in a Fourier metric. In the conservative case \(p^{2} + q^{2} = 1\), even if the transformation has Jacobian \(J \neq 1\) and so it is not involutive, we remark that the \(H\) Theorem holds true. As a consequence we prove exponential convergence in \(L^{1}\) of the solution to the stationary state, which is the Maxwellian.