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Tanaka Theorem for Inelastic Maxwell Models

Analysis of PDEs 2016-08-16 v1

Abstract

We show that the Euclidean Wasserstein distance is contractive for inelastic homogeneous Boltzmann kinetic equations in the Maxwellian approximation and its associated Kac-like caricature. This property is as a generalization of the Tanaka theorem to inelastic interactions. Consequences are drawn on the asymptotic behavior of solutions in terms only of the Euclidean Wasserstein distance.

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@article{arxiv.math/0604332,
  title  = {Tanaka Theorem for Inelastic Maxwell Models},
  author = {François Bolley and José Antonio Carrillo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0604332},
  year   = {2016}
}