Complete characterization of convergence to equilibrium for an inelastic Kac model

DOI10.1007/S10955-012-0505-YzbMATH Open1254.82034arXiv1202.3633OpenAlexW3098168371MaRDI QIDQ438836FDOQ438836

Authors: Ester Gabetta, Eugenio Regazzini 

Publication date: 31 July 2012

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Pulvirenti and Toscani introduced an equation which extends the Kac caricature of a Maxwellian gas to inelastic particles. We show that the probability distribution, solution of the relative Cauchy problem, converges weakly to a probability distribution if and only if the symmetrized initial distribution belongs to the standard domain of attraction of a symmetric stable law, whose index $alpha$ is determined by the so-called degree of inelasticity, $p>0$, of the particles: $alpha=frac21+p$. This result is then used: (1) To state that the class of all stationary solutions coincides with that of all symmetric stable laws with index $alpha$. (2) To determine the solution of a well-known stochastic functional equation in the absence of extra-conditions usually adopted.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1202.3633

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zbMATH Keywords

Cauchy problemstable lawstationary solutiondistribution functionconvergence to equilibriumBoltzmann-like equationinelastic Kac equationMaxwellian gasstandard domain of attraction

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Kinetic theory of gases in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C40) Singular nonlinear integral equations (45G05) Kinetic theory of gases in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B40)

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