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In order to solve the Boltzmann equation numerically, in the present work, we propose a new model equation to approximate the Boltzmann equation without angular cutoff. Here the approximate equation incorporates Boltzmann collision operator…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-01-23 Ling-Bing He , Yulong Zhou

As one of the main governing equations in kinetic theory, the Boltzmann equation is widely utilized in aerospace, microscopic flow, etc. Its high-resolution simulation is crucial in these related areas. However, due to the high…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-29 Zhengyi Li , Bin Dong , Yanli Wang

The linear Boltzmann model for proton beams is a six-dimensional partial differential equation (PDE). We propose a deterministic solver for the linear Boltzmann model based on scattering decomposition and depth-splitting methods. The main…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-04-02 Xiaojiang Zhang , Xuemin Bai , Min Tang

In this work we investigate the use of the Analytical Discrete Ordinates (ADO) method when solving the spectral approximation of the nonclassical transport equation. The spectral approximation is a recently developed method based on the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2022-03-02 Leonardo R. C. Moraes , Liliane B. Barichello , Ricardo C. Barros , Richard Vasques

In the paper the possible approaches to the rigorous derivation of the Boltzmann kinetic equation with hard sphere collisions from underlying dynamics are considered. In particular, a formalism for the description of the evolution of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-05-04 V. I. Gerasimenko

The Boltzmann equation for inelastic and rough hard spheres is considered as a model of a dilute granular gas. In this model, the collisions are characterized by constant coefficients of normal and tangential restitution and hence the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-09-03 Gilberto M. Kremer , Andrés Santos , Vicente Garzó

It is often the case in mathematical analysis that solving an open problem can be facilitated by finding a new set of coordinates which may illumniate the known difficulties. In this article, we illustrate how to derive an assortment…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2011-04-05 Robert M. Strain

We consider the problem of ''energy conserving'' lattice Boltzmann models. A major difficulty observed in previous studies is the coupling between the viscous and thermal waves even at moderate wave numbers. We propose a theoretical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-09-13 Pierre Lallemand , François Dubois

An overview is given of basic models combining discreteness in their linear parts (i.e. the models are built as dynamical lattices) and nonlinearity acting at sites of the lattices or between the sites. The considered systems include the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2020-03-31 Boris A. Malomed

This contribution presents a comprehensive overview of of lattice Boltzmann models for non-ideal fluids, covering both theoretical concepts at both kinetic and macroscopic levels and more practical discussion of numerical nature. In that…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-01-06 S. A. Hosseini , I. V. Karlin

We introduce a novel mesoscopic computational model based on a multiphase-multicomponent lattice Boltzmann method for the simulation of self-phoretic particles in the presence of liquid-liquid interfaces. Our model features fully resolved…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-06-22 Lucas Palacios , Andrea Scagliarini , Ignacio Pagonabarraga

We consider a one-dimensional system consisting of a granular tracer particle of mass $M$ in a bath of thermalized particles each of mass $m$. When the mass ratio, $M/m$, is equal to the coefficient of restitution, $\alpha$, the system maps…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. Piasecki , J. Talbot , P. Viot

We provide a linear analysis on normal modes of the spin Boltzmann equation proposed in \cite{Weickgenannt:2021cuo}, where the non-diagonal or polarized part of the transition rate is neglected to ensure the Hermitian property of linearized…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-08-17 Jin Hu

A new description of the binary fluid problem via the lattice Boltzmann method is presented which highlights the use of the moments in constructing two equilibrium distribution functions. This offers a number of benefits, including better…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 K. Stratford , R. Adhikari , I. Pagonabarraga , J. -C. Desplat

A detailed analysis is presented to demonstrate the capabilities of the lattice Boltzmann method. Thorough comparisons with other numerical solutions for the two-dimensional, driven cavity flow show that the lattice Boltzmann method gives…

comp-gas · Physics 2009-10-22 Shuling Hou , Qisu Zou , Shiyi Chen , Gary D. Doolen , Allen C. Cogley

This paper's objective is to improve the existing proof of the derivation of the Rayleigh--Boltzmann equation from the nonideal Rayleigh gas [6], yielding a far faster convergence rate. This equation is a linear version of the Boltzmann…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-04-05 Florent Thomas Fougères

We introduce a new discrete-ordinate scheme for solving the general relativistic Boltzmann transport equation in the context of core-collapse supernovae. Our algorithm avoids the need to spell out the complicated advection terms in energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-29 Conrad Chan , Bernhard Mueller

The Boltzmann equation models gas dynamics in the low density or high Mach number regime, using a statistical description of molecular interactions. Planar shock wave solutions have been constructed for the Boltzmann equation for hard…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-11-05 Dominic Wynter

Recently several works have appeared in the literature in which authors try to describe Freeze Out (FO) in energetic heavy ion collisions based on the Boltzmann Transport Equation (BTE). The aim of this work is to point out the limitations…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-11 V. K. Magas , L. P. Csernai , E. Molnar , A. Nyiri , K. Tamosiunas

We propose a novel approach in the study of transport phenomena in dense systems or systems with long range interactions where multiple particle interactions must be taken into consideration. Within Boltzmann's kinetic formalism, we study…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Travis J. Sherman , Johann Rafelski