Determination of the spectral gap for Kac's master equation and related stochastic evolution

Acta Mathematica

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-54

  Carlen, E A ^a   Carvalho, M C ^a   Loss, M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0346267479     PISSN: 00015962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02392695     Document Type: Article

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