The distribution of free path lengths in the periodic Lorentz gas and related lattice point problems

DOI10.4007/annals.2010.172.1949zbMath1211.82011arXiv0706.4395OpenAlexW2963826015MaRDI QIDQ624926

Publication date: 11 February 2011

Published in: Annals of Mathematics. Second Series (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0706.4395

zbMATH Keywords

periodic Lorentz gas Boltzmann-Grad limit free path length

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Kinetic theory of gases in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C40) Lattice points in specified regions (11P21) Classical dynamic and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82C05) Dynamical aspects of statistical mechanics (37A60)

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