Existence of global solutions to the cauchy problem for the inelastic Boltzmann equation with near-vacuum data

Indiana University Mathematics Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 999-1022

  Alonso, Ricardo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Granular materials; Inelastic boltzmann equation; Kinetic equations; Viscoelastic spheres

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549101986     PISSN: 00222518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1512/iumj.2009.58.3506     Document Type: Article

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