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Uniqueness of the self-similar profile for a kinetic annihilation model

Analysis of PDEs 2014-07-01 v1

Abstract

We show the existence of a self-similar solution for a We prove the uniqueness of the self-similar profile solution for a modified Boltzmann equation describing probabilistic ballistic annihilation. Such a model describes a system of hard spheres such that, whenever two particles meet, they either annihilate with probability α(0,1)\alpha \in (0,1) or they undergo an elastic collision with probability 1α1-\alpha. The existence of a self-similar profile for α\alpha smaller than an explicit threshold value α1\underline{\alpha}_1 has been obtained in our previous contribution (J. Differential Equations, 254, 3023--3080, 2013). . We complement here our analysis of such a model by showing that, for some α\alpha^{\sharp} explicit, the self-similar profile is unique for α(0,α)\alpha \in (0,\alpha^{\sharp}).

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@article{arxiv.1406.7307,
  title  = {Uniqueness of the self-similar profile for a kinetic annihilation model},
  author = {Véronique Bagland and Bertrand Lods},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.7307},
  year   = {2014}
}