Abstract
A global existence theorem with large initial data inL 1 is given for the nonlinear BGK equation. The method, which is based on the recent averaging lemma of Golseet al., utilizes a weak compactness argument inL 1.
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Greenberg, W., Polewczak, J. A global existence theorem for the nonlinear BGK equation. J Stat Phys 55, 1313–1321 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01041091
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01041091