The Boltzmann equation for Bose-Einstein particles: Velocity concentration and convergence to equilibrium

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 1027-1067

  Lu, Xuguang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bose Einstein particles; Convergence to equilibrium; Entropy; Temperature; Velocity concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744494367     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-005-3767-9     Document Type: Article

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