On the Computation of the Spectrum of the Linearized Boltzmann Collision Operator for Maxwellian Molecules
Dolera, Emanuele
Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 4 (2011), p. 47-68 / Harvested from Biblioteca Digitale Italiana di Matematica
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In this article we provide a complete and self-contained treatment of the spectrum of the linearized Boltzmann collision operator for Maxwellian molecules.

Publié le : 2011-02-01
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Dolera, Emanuele. On the Computation of the Spectrum of the Linearized Boltzmann Collision Operator for Maxwellian Molecules. Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 4 (2011) pp. 47-68. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/BUMI_2011_9_4_1_47_0/

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