On the distribution of free path lengths for the periodic Lorentz gas II
François Golse; Bernt Wennberg
ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis (2010)
- Volume: 34, Issue: 6, page 1151-1163
- ISSN: 0764-583X
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topGolse, François, and Wennberg, Bernt. "On the distribution of free path lengths for the periodic Lorentz gas II." ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis 34.6 (2010): 1151-1163. <http://eudml.org/doc/197407>.
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abstract = {
Consider the domain $Z_\epsilon=\\{x\in\mathbb\{R\}^n ; \{dist\}(x,\epsilon\mathbb\{Z\}^n)> \epsilon^\gamma\\}$
and let the free path length be defined as
$\tau_\epsilon(x,v)=\inf\\{t> 0 ; x-tv\in Z_\epsilon\\}.$
In the Boltzmann-Grad scaling corresponding to $\gamma=\frac\{n\}\{n-1\}$, it is shown
that the limiting distribution $\phi_\epsilon$ of $\tau_\epsilon$ is bounded from below
by an expression of the form C/t, for some C> 0. A numerical study seems to
indicate that asymptotically for large t, $\phi_\epsilon\sim C/t$.
This is an extension of a previous work [J. Bourgain et al., Comm. Math. Phys.190 (1998) 491-508]. As a
consequence, it is proved that the linear Boltzmann type transport equation is inappropriate to describe
the Boltzmann-Grad limit of the periodic Lorentz gas, at variance with the usual
case of a Poisson distribution of scatterers treated in [G. Gallavotti (1972)].
},
author = {Golse, François, Wennberg, Bernt},
journal = {ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis},
keywords = {Lorentz gas; Boltzmann-Grad limit; kinetic theory; mean free path.; mean free path; Boltzmann-Grad scaling; limiting distribution; linear Boltzmann type transport equation; periodic Lorentz gas},
language = {eng},
month = {3},
number = {6},
pages = {1151-1163},
publisher = {EDP Sciences},
title = {On the distribution of free path lengths for the periodic Lorentz gas II},
url = {http://eudml.org/doc/197407},
volume = {34},
year = {2010},
}
TY - JOUR
AU - Golse, François
AU - Wennberg, Bernt
TI - On the distribution of free path lengths for the periodic Lorentz gas II
JO - ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis
DA - 2010/3//
PB - EDP Sciences
VL - 34
IS - 6
SP - 1151
EP - 1163
AB -
Consider the domain $Z_\epsilon=\{x\in\mathbb{R}^n ; {dist}(x,\epsilon\mathbb{Z}^n)> \epsilon^\gamma\}$
and let the free path length be defined as
$\tau_\epsilon(x,v)=\inf\{t> 0 ; x-tv\in Z_\epsilon\}.$
In the Boltzmann-Grad scaling corresponding to $\gamma=\frac{n}{n-1}$, it is shown
that the limiting distribution $\phi_\epsilon$ of $\tau_\epsilon$ is bounded from below
by an expression of the form C/t, for some C> 0. A numerical study seems to
indicate that asymptotically for large t, $\phi_\epsilon\sim C/t$.
This is an extension of a previous work [J. Bourgain et al., Comm. Math. Phys.190 (1998) 491-508]. As a
consequence, it is proved that the linear Boltzmann type transport equation is inappropriate to describe
the Boltzmann-Grad limit of the periodic Lorentz gas, at variance with the usual
case of a Poisson distribution of scatterers treated in [G. Gallavotti (1972)].
LA - eng
KW - Lorentz gas; Boltzmann-Grad limit; kinetic theory; mean free path.; mean free path; Boltzmann-Grad scaling; limiting distribution; linear Boltzmann type transport equation; periodic Lorentz gas
UR - http://eudml.org/doc/197407
ER -
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