Mathematical problems in the kinetic theory of gases
The Boltzmann Equation: Mathematics and Applications
The paper is subdivided into two parts. The first presents a recent result by the author concerning the existence of the solution of the Boltzmann equation for Maxwell molecules, without any cutoff in the collision kernel, when the solution depends on just one variable. At variance with the well-known theorem of DiPerna- Lions, conservation of energy is also shown to hold. The second part will concern rarefied gas dynamics problems, governed by the Boltzmann equation and con- cerning the theory...
Recent results on the Boltzmann equation
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.
On a functional equation arising in the kinetic theory of gases
The problem of finding the summational collision invariants for the Boltzmann equation leads to a functional equation related to the Cauchy equation. The solution of this equation is known under different assumptions on its unknown . Most proofs assume that the equation is pointwise satisfied, while the result needed in kinetic theory concerns the solutions of the equation when the latter is satisfied almost everywhere. The only results of this kind appear to be due to the authors of the present...
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