Recent results on the Boltzmann equation

Carlo Cercignani

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni (1996)

  • Volume: 7, Issue: 2, page 83-112
  • ISSN: 1120-6330

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In the last few years the theory of the nonlinear Boltzmann equation has witnessed a veritable turrent of contributions, spurred by the basic result of DiPerna and Lions. Here we wish to survey these results with particular attention to some recent developments.

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Cercignani, Carlo. "Recent results on the Boltzmann equation." Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni 7.2 (1996): 83-112. <http://eudml.org/doc/244150>.

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