On the Computation of the Spectrum of the Linearized Boltzmann Collision Operator for Maxwellian Molecules

Emanuele Dolera

Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana (2011)

  • Volume: 4, Issue: 1, page 47-68
  • ISSN: 0392-4041

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In this article we provide a complete and self-contained treatment of the spectrum of the linearized Boltzmann collision operator for Maxwellian molecules.

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Dolera, Emanuele. "On the Computation of the Spectrum of the Linearized Boltzmann Collision Operator for Maxwellian Molecules." Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana 4.1 (2011): 47-68. <http://eudml.org/doc/290712>.

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