On the trend to global equilibrium for spatially inhomogeneous kinetic systems: The Boltzmann equation

Inventiones Mathematicae

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-316

  Desvillettes, L ^a   Villani, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNITÉ DE MATHÉMATIQUES PURES ET APPLIQUÉES   (France)

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EID: 12844275468     PISSN: 00209910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00222-004-0389-9     Document Type: Article

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