The Boltzmann Equation Without Angular Cutoff in the Whole Space: Qualitative Properties of Solutions

Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 599-661

  Alexandre, R ^a,b   Morimoto, Y ^c   Ukai, S ^d   Xu, C J ^e,f   Yang, T ^e,g  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Wuhan University ^*  (Japan)

^e WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^g CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 80054094092     PISSN: 00039527     EISSN: 14320673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00205-011-0432-0     Document Type: Article

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