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The Navier-Stokes limit of the stationary Boltzmann equation for hard potentials

Journal Article · · Journal of Statistical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02179660· OSTI ID:471875
 [1];  [2]
  1. Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome (Italy)
  2. Universita di L`Aquila, Coppito (Italy)

In this paper we extend recent results on the hydrodynamic Navier-Stokes limit of the stationary Boltzmann equation for the flow of a gas of hard spheres in a channel in the presence of an external force to the case of a hard intermolecular potential with Grad angular cutoff. We prove the convergence of the solution, for small Knudsen numbers, to the Maxwellian with parameters solving the corresponding Navier-Stokes equation. In the present case we only get polynomial decay of the solution for large velocities, instead of the exponential decay which holds for hard spheres.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
471875
Journal Information:
Journal of Statistical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Statistical Physics Journal Issue: 3-4 Vol. 84; ISSN JSTPBS; ISSN 0022-4715
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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