Stochastic particle approximations for generalized Boltzmann models and convergence estimates

Annals of Probability

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-132

  Graham, Carl ^a   Méléard, Sylvie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Coupling; Monte Carlo algorithms; Nonlinear diffusion with jumps; Propagation of chaos; Random graphs and trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040831290     PISSN: 00911798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/aop/1024404281     Document Type: Article

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