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We consider a class of equilibrium time correlation functions, in fluids, between local physical quantities. We investigate whether the symmetry these correlation functions display with respect to these quantities on theN-particle level also exists on the one-particle (kinetic) level. In this context we derive a new symmetric kinetic operator for a dense, hard sphere fluid.
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Cohen, E.G.D., de Schepper, I.M. Symmetric linear collision operators in kinetic theory. J Stat Phys 46, 949–969 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01011151
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