Analytical Solution and Lie Algebra of the Relativistic Boltzmann Equation
Nuclear Theory
2025-11-26 v1 Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
In this work, we present a novel and more efficient approach to constructing the relativistic BKW (Bobylev, Krook, and Wu) solution. By introducing a class of ansatz functions for the distribution function, we demonstrate that within this specific ansatz space, only the equilibrium and BKW-type forms yield exact solutions to the nonlinear Boltzmann equation. Furthermore, guided by physical insight and drawing upon the framework of relativistic kinetic theory, we derive the Lie algebra of invariant transformations admitted by the relativistic Boltzmann equation. From this algebra, the corresponding symmetry group transformations can be systematically constructed.
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@article{arxiv.2511.08652,
title = {Analytical Solution and Lie Algebra of the Relativistic Boltzmann Equation},
author = {Yi Wang and Xuan Zhao and Zhe Xu and Jin Hu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.08652},
year = {2025}
}