In the last few years the theory of the nonlinear Boltzmann equation has witnessed a veritable turrent of contributions, spurred by the basic result of DiPerna and Lions. Here we wish to survey these results with particular attention to some recent developments.
Negli ultimi anni la teoria dell'equazione di Boltzmann nonlineare ha registrato una vera folla di contributi, stimolati dal risultato fondamentale di DiPerna e Lions. In questa Memoria vogliamo passare in rassegna questi risultati dedicando un'attenzione particolare ad alcuni tra gli sviluppi più recenti.
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author = {Carlo Cercignani},
title = {Recent results on the Boltzmann equation},
journal = {Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni},
volume = {7},
year = {1996},
pages = {83-112},
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Cercignani, Carlo. Recent results on the Boltzmann equation. Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni, Tome 7 (1996) pp. 83-112. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/RLIN_1996_9_7_2_83_0/
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