Energy method for Boltzmann equation

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 188, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 178-192

  Liu, Tai Ping ^a,b   Yang, Tong ^c   Yu, Shih Hsien ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Taiwan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; H theorem; Macro micro decomposition; Maxwellian states

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); INTEGRATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THEOREM PROVING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

ENERGY METHODS; MACRO-MICRO DECOMPOSITION; NONLINEAR STABILITY;

GAS DYNAMICS;

EID: 0346498040     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2003.07.011     Document Type: Article

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