Hilbert Expansion from the Boltzmann equation to relativistic Fluids
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Speck, Jared R.
Strain, Robert M.
Date Issued
February 2011
Journal
Communications in Mathematical Physics
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Springer-Verlag
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Speck, Jared, and Robert M. Strain. “Hilbert Expansion from the Boltzmann Equation to Relativistic Fluids.” Communications in Mathematical Physics 304.1 (2011): 229–280.
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Abstract
We study the local-in-time hydrodynamic limit of the relativistic Boltzmann equation using a Hilbert expansion. More specifically, we prove the existence of local solutions to the relativistic Boltzmann equation that are nearby the local relativistic Maxwellians. The Maxwellians are constructed from a class of solutions to the relativistic Euler equations that includes a large subclass of near-constant, non-vacuum fluid states. In particular, for small Knudsen number, these solutions to the relativistic Boltzmann equation have dynamics that are effectively captured by corresponding solutions to the relativistic Euler equations.
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September 25, 2010
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-011-1207-z