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Boltzmann-Like Equations

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In the following we will assume to be confronted with systems that consist of N elements (subsystems) α. If the dynamics of the system is mainly given by pair interactions of the elements

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    Prof. Dr. Dirk Helbing (Chair of Sociology, in particular of Modeling and Simulation)

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Helbing, D. (2010). Boltzmann-Like Equations. In: Quantitative Sociodynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11546-2_4

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