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The most important equation in the kinetic theory of classical gases is the Boltzmann equation [42], describing the time evolution of distribution functions of gas particles. To study quantum gases, attempts to extend the Boltzmann equation resulted in the Boltzmann–Nordheim (Uehling–Uhlenbeck) equation for bosons and fermions (cf. [125, 159]). Let us explain in detail the formulation of the equation.
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Pomeau, Y., Tran, MB. (2019). Introduction. In: Statistical Physics of Non Equilibrium Quantum Phenomena. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 967. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34394-1_5
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