Uniqueness for a class of spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equations without angular cutoff

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 927-946

  Fournier, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Uniqueness; Wasserstein distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845682081     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-006-9208-6     Document Type: Article

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