On a quantum Boltzmann equation for a gas of photons

Journal des Mathematiques Pures et Appliquees

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 471-515

  Escobedo, Miguel ^a   Mischler, Stephane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE VERSAILLES SAINT QUENTIN EN YVELINES   (France)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Bose Einstein condensation phenomena; Kompaneets equation; Long time behavior; Quantum particles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037908268     PISSN: 00217824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-7824(00)01201-0     Document Type: Article

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