Premium
Local validity of the boltzmann equation
Author(s) -
Shinbrot M.,
Neunzert H.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
mathematical methods in the applied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1099-1476
pISSN - 0170-4214
DOI - 10.1002/mma.1670060135
Subject(s) - mathematics , boltzmann equation , lattice boltzmann methods , statistical physics , mathematical analysis , mechanics , thermodynamics , physics
The validity of the Boltzmann equation is proved, locally in time, by showing that its solution is a limit of solutions of the BBGKY hierarchy.