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The Broadwell model of the Boltzmann equation for a simple discrete velocity gas is investigated on two asymptotic problems. (a) The decay of solutions inx∈R ast→+∞. (b) The hydrodynamical limit in the compressible Euler level as the mean free path∈→0.
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Inoue, K., Nishida, T. On the Broadwell model of the Boltzmann equation for a simple discrete velocity gas. Appl Math Optim 3, 27–49 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02106189
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