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We present a simple derivation of classes of early-time solutions of the Smoluchowski equation in the presence of boundaries, simplifying and generalizing an analysis by van Kampen.
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Communicated by J. L. Lebowitz
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Gitterman, M., Weiss, G.H. A comment on early-time solutions of the Smoluchowski equation. J Stat Phys 74, 947–951 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188588
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188588