This paper proves the existence of weak solutions to the the spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation for Maxwellian molecules, when the initial data are chosen from the space of all Borel probability measures on R^3 with finite second moments, and the (angular) collision kernel satisfies a very weak cutoff condition. For the equation at issue, the uniqueness of the solution corresponding to a specific initial datum has been recently established in Fournier and Guérin (J Stat Phys 131:749–781, 2008). Finally, conservation of momentum and energy is also proved for these weak solutions, without resorting to any boundedness of the entropy.

Mathematical treatment of the homogeneous Boltzmann equation for Maxwellian molecules in the presence of singular kernels / Dolera, Emanuele. - In: ANNALI DI MATEMATICA PURA ED APPLICATA. - ISSN 0373-3114. - STAMPA. - 194:(2014), pp. 1707-1732. [10.1007/s10231-014-0440-4]

Mathematical treatment of the homogeneous Boltzmann equation for Maxwellian molecules in the presence of singular kernels

DOLERA, Emanuele
2014

Abstract

This paper proves the existence of weak solutions to the the spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation for Maxwellian molecules, when the initial data are chosen from the space of all Borel probability measures on R^3 with finite second moments, and the (angular) collision kernel satisfies a very weak cutoff condition. For the equation at issue, the uniqueness of the solution corresponding to a specific initial datum has been recently established in Fournier and Guérin (J Stat Phys 131:749–781, 2008). Finally, conservation of momentum and energy is also proved for these weak solutions, without resorting to any boundedness of the entropy.
2014
15-ago-2014
194
1707
1732
Mathematical treatment of the homogeneous Boltzmann equation for Maxwellian molecules in the presence of singular kernels / Dolera, Emanuele. - In: ANNALI DI MATEMATICA PURA ED APPLICATA. - ISSN 0373-3114. - STAMPA. - 194:(2014), pp. 1707-1732. [10.1007/s10231-014-0440-4]
Dolera, Emanuele
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