Moment closure hierarchies for kinetic theories

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 1021-1065

  Levermore, C David ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

BGK; Entropy; Hyperbolic systems; Kinetic theory; Moment closures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030534703     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02179552     Document Type: Article

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