Kinetic theory with angle-action variables

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 377, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 469-486

  Chavanis, Pierre Henri ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Fokker Planck equations; Kinetic theory; Long range interactions

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; LINEAR EQUATIONS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BOLTZMANN ENTROPY; FOKKER PLANCK EQUATIONS; LONG RANGE INTERACTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC LIMITS;

KINETIC THEORY;

EID: 33846674201     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2006.11.078     Document Type: Article

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