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We prove scattering below the mass-energy threshold for the focusing inhomogeneous nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation \begin{equation} iu_t + \Delta u + |x|^{-b}|u|^{p-1}u=0, \end{equation} when $b \geq 0$ and $N > 2$ in the intercritical…

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An inverse scattering problem is formulated for reconstructing optical properties of biological tissues. A recursive linearization algorithm is used to solve the inverse scattering problem. We employed the idea of finite element boundary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-04-30 Ying Li

Combining analytical and numerical methods, we study within the framework of the homogeneous non-linear Boltzmann equation, a broad class of models relevant for the dynamics of dissipative fluids, including granular gases. We use the new…

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In this paper, new boundary differential equations for the two-dimensional exterior scattering problem have been derived. It has been shown that the Helmholtz equation can be reduced to an inhomogeneous Bessel's equation in a body-fitted…

Classical Physics · Physics 2017-11-21 Wen Geyi

We present a numerical method for the velocity-space, spatially homogeneous, collisional Boltzmann equation for electron transport in low-temperature plasma (LTP) conditions. Modeling LTP plasmas is useful in many applications, including…

Under low-collisionality conditions the isotropic part of the electron velocity distribution function in a plasma becomes non-local and the electrons can be described by a single global distribution function . This is also the regime…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-09-24 Uwe Czarnetzki

In previous papers of this series, we presented a formalism able to account for both statistical equilibrium of a multilevel atom and coherent and incoherent scatterings (partial redistribution). aims: This paper provides theoretical…

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Atomic and molecular breakup reactions, such as multiple-ionisation, are described by a driven Schr\"odinger equation. This equation is equivalent to a high-dimensional Helmholtz equation and it has solutions that are outgoing waves,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-22 Jacob Snoeijer , Wim Vanroose

The existence of stationary distributions in a multicomponent Boltzmann equation using a non-additive kinetic energy composition rule for binary collisions is discussed. It is found that detailed balance is not achieved when -- in contrast…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-08-19 M. Horváth , T. S. Biró

The notion of distance between a global Maxwellian function and an arbitrary solution $f$ (with the same total density $\rho$ at the fixed moment $t$) of Boltzmann equation is introduced. In this way we essentially generalize the important…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 Lev Sakhnovich

We present the perturbative solution of the multicomponent Boltzmann kinetic equation based on the set of observables including the hydrodynamic velocity and temperature for each component. The solution is obtained by modifying the formal…

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We present a lattice-based numerical method to describe the non equilibrium behavior of a simple fluid under non-uniform spatial conditions. The evolution equation for the one-particle phase-space distribution function is derived starting…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Melchionna , U. Marini Bettolo Marconi

We derive the Boltzmann equation for scalar fields using the Schwinger-Keldysh formalism. The focus lies on the derivation of the collision term. We show that the relevant self-energy diagrams have a factorization property. The collision…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-11 Steffen Weinstock

Considering two-body integral equations we show how they can be dimensionally reduced by integrating exactly over the azimuthal angle of the intermediate momentum. Numerical solution of the resulting equation is feasible without employing a…

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In this work, we introduce a spectral-infinite element method for solving Einstein's constraint equations in hyperbolic form. As an application of this, we use this method for computing asymptotically flat perturbations of a Kerr black hole…

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We present a concise derivation of the Boltzmann form for single-particle energy distributions in classical many-body Hamiltonian systems. The derivation relies on two physical facts: coarse-graining-scale invariance of the empirical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-05-26 Weicheng Fu , Yisen Wang , Yong Zhang , Hong Zhao

The Boltzmann equation is a nonlinear partial differential equation that plays a central role in statistical mechanics. From the mathematical point of view, the existence of global smooth solutions for arbitrary initial data is an…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-11-25 Cyril Imbert , Luis Silvestre

In this paper we develop a class of efficient Galerkin boundary element methods for the solution of two-dimensional exterior single-scattering problems. Our approach is based upon construction of Galerkin approximation spaces confined to…

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We introduce an algorithm for the solution of a system of radial Schr\"odinger equations describing the inelastic scattering of particles with spin in a partial wave with definite total angular momentum. The system of differential equations…

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