Abstract
We give an explicit solution of a model Boltzmann kinetic equation describing a gas between two walls maintained at different temperatures. In the model, which is essentially one-dimensional, there is a probability for collisions to reverse the velocities of particles traveling in opposite directions. Particle number and speeds (but not momentum) are collision invariants. The solution, which depends on the stochastic collision kernels at the walls, has a linear density profile and the energy flux satisfies Fourier's law.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 531-544 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Foundations of Physics |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1985 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy