Velocity Tails for Inelastic Maxwell Models
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We study the velocity distribution function for inelastic Maxwell models, characterized by a Boltzmann equation with constant collision rate, independent of the energy of the colliding particles. By means of a nonlinear analysis of the Boltzmann equation, we find that the velocity distribution function decays algebraically for large velocities, with exponents that are analytically calculated.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0111093,
title = {Velocity Tails for Inelastic Maxwell Models},
author = {Matthieu H. Ernst and Ricardo Brito},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0111093},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures