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The Boltzmann-Nordheim-Vlasov (BNV) equation 1, also known as the Boltz-mann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck equation, has been extensively used in understanding the dynamics of intermediate energy heavy-ion collisions 2. This kinetic equation provides a good basis for describing the average properties of one-body observables in situations where the fluctuations are small and the effects of correlations are not important. However, when one is interested in processes in which the high-order correlations play a dominant role like, for instance, multifragmentation, such models do not provide a realistic description and are not valid anymore.
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Belkacem, M., Latora, V., Bonasera, A. (1994). Testing the Mean-Field Approximation in the Spinodal Region. In: Greiner, W., Stöcker, H., Gallmann, A. (eds) Hot and Dense Nuclear Matter. NATO ASI Series, vol 335. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2516-5_59
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