Singular Limits of Solutions of Boltzmann's Equation,

Abstract

A survey is made of various singular limits of solutions of the Boltzmann equation which, taken together, describe most of the qualitative and quantitative properties of a rarefied gas. Included are large and small mean-free-path limits, boundary and initial layers, and the influence of instabilities on the propagation of correlations by nonchaotic Boltzmann equations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0753691

Entities

People

  • Harold Grad

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundaries
  • Equations
  • Gases
  • Instability
  • Mean Free Path
  • Rarefied Gases

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.