On the Boltzmann equation for diffusively excited granular media

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 246, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 503-541

  Gamba, I M ^a   Panferov, V ^a,c   Villani, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNITÉ DE MATHÉMATIQUES PURES ET APPLIQUÉES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 2442489990     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-004-1051-5     Document Type: Article

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