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On a simulation scheme for the Boltzmann equation
Author(s) -
Babovsky H.,
Neunzert H.
Publication year - 1986
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.1670080114
Subject(s) - boltzmann equation , mathematics , scheme (mathematics) , computation , lattice boltzmann methods , boltzmann constant , statistical physics , mathematical analysis , algorithm , physics , mechanics , thermodynamics
A scheme for the simulation of solutions of the Boltzmann equation derived by Nanbu is investigated. Rigorous results concerning questions of justification, the computation effort and the energy fluctuations are presented.