On the equivalence between the probabilistic, kinetic, and scattering kernel formulations of the Boltzmann equation

V. C. Boffi, V. Protopopescu, G. Spiga

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Abstract

We prove the equivalence between the probabilistic, kinetic, and scattering kernel formulations of the Boltzmann equation, and we discuss in more detail the features of the scattering kernel formulation in both the deterministic and the stochastic versions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)400-410
Number of pages11
JournalPhysica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume164
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 1990

Funding

We acknowledge the partial support of C.N.R.'s National Group for Mathematical Physics, Project PS-MMAI for V.C.B. and G.S. and C.N.R.'s Visiting Professor Program for V.P.

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