Stationary nonequilibrium solutions of model Boltzmann equation

N. Ianiro, J. L. Lebowitz

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)531-544
Number of pages14
JournalFoundations of Physics
Volume15
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1985

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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