Decay rates in probability metrics towards homogeneous cooling states for the inelastic maxwell model

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 625-653

  Bisi, M ^a   Carrillo, J A ^b   Toscani, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptotic behavior; Ernst Brito conjecture; Fourier metrics; Inelastic collisions; Maxwell models

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751052750     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-006-9035-9     Document Type: Article

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