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Stationary Boltzmann equation for a degenerate gas in a slab: Boundary value problem and hydrodynamics

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The boundary value problem for the stationary Boltzmann equation for a model gas in a plane slab is solved in full generality. The asymptotic behavior as the size of the slab goes to infinity is studied via a Chapman-Enskog expansion.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica Pura ed Applicata, Universitá dell'Aquila, Aquila, Italy

    N. Ianiro

  2. Dipartimento di Metodi e Modelli Matematici per le Scienze Applicate, Università “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

    L. Triolo

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Ianiro, N., Triolo, L. Stationary Boltzmann equation for a degenerate gas in a slab: Boundary value problem and hydrodynamics. J Stat Phys 51, 677–690 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01028478

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