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This paper contains the basic ideas and practical aspects for numerical methods for solving the Boltzmann Equation. The main field of application considered is the reentry of a Space Shuttle in the transition from free molecular flow to continuum flow. The method used will be called Finite Pointset Method (FPM) approximating the solution by finite sets of particles in a rigorously defined way. Convergence results are cited while practical aspects of the algorithm are emphasized. Ideas for the transition to the Navier Stokes domain are shortly discussed.
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Neunzert, H., Gropengießer, F., Struckmeier, J. (1991). Computational Methods for the Boltzmann Equation. In: Spigler, R. (eds) Applied and Industrial Mathematics. Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 56. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1908-2_10
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