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Some probabilistic problems in the spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation

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Theory and Application of Random Fields

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Tanaka, H. (1983). Some probabilistic problems in the spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation. In: Kallianpur, G. (eds) Theory and Application of Random Fields. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 49. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0044698

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