An asymptotic analysis of the Fokker-Planck limit of a general spatial moment method for the transport equation

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 679-708

  Anistratov, Dmitriy Y ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

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EID: 0033482953     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00411459908214523     Document Type: Article

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