Dissipative discretization methods for approximations to the Boltzmann equation

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 133-148

  Ringhofer, Christian ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035582407     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202501000799     Document Type: Article

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