Boltzmann equation with infinite energy: Renormalized solutions and distributional solutions for small initial data and initial data close to a Maxwellian

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1015-1027

  Mischler, S ^a   Perthame, B ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Dispersive effects; Distributional solution; Initial data close to a Maxwellian; Moments lemma; Renormalized solution; Small initial data

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031488084     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036141096298102     Document Type: Article

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