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We consider the neural representation to solve the Boltzmann-BGK equation, especially focusing on the application in microscopic flow problems. A new dimension reduction model of the BGK equation with the flexible auxiliary distribution…
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The unified gas kinetic scheme (UGKS) is a direct modeling method based on the gas dynamical model on the mesh size and time step scales. With the implementation of particle transport and collision in a time-dependent flux function, the…
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