About an H-theorem for systems with non-conservative interactions

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/2013/08/P08003zbMATH Open1456.82778arXiv1305.6816OpenAlexW3102978682MaRDI QIDQ3301658FDOQ3301658

Authors: Umberto Marini Bettolo Marconi, Andrea Puglisi, Angelo Vulpiani 

Publication date: 11 August 2020

Published in: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We exhibit some arguments in favour of an H-theorem for a generalization of the Boltzmann equation including non-conservative interactions and a linear Fokker-Planck-like thermostatting term. Such a non-linear equation describing the evolution of the single particle probability $P_i(t)$ of being in state $i$ at time $t$, is a suitable model for granular gases and is indicated here as Boltzmann-Fokker-Planck (BFP) equation. The conjectured H-functional, which appears to be non-increasing, is $H_C(t)=su{m}_i{P}_i(t)ln{P}_i(t)/P{i}_i$ with $P{i}_i=li{m}_{toinfty}{P}_i(t)$, in analogy with the H-functional of Markov processes. The extension to continuous states is straightforward. A simple proof can be given for the elastic BFP equation. A semi-analytical proof is also offered for the BFP equation for so-called inelastic Maxwell molecules. Other evidence is obtained by solving particular BFP cases through numerical integration or through "particle schemes" such as the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1305.6816

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stochastic methods (Fokker-Planck, Langevin, etc.) applied to problems in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C31)

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