Stable equilibrium based on Lévy statistics: A linear Boltzmann equation approach

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 1537-1565

  Barkai, Eli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Collision models; Generalized equilibrium; L vy statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543120717     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:joss.0000028068.93241.3a     Document Type: Article

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