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

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/2013/08/P08003MaRDI QIDQ3301658zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

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)

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

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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.

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