scholarly journals On the Cauchy problem of the relativistic Boltzmann equation

1967 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Bichteler
Keyword(s):  
Cauchy Problem ◽  
Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Relativistic Boltzmann Equation ◽  
The Cauchy Problem

scholarly journals THE EINSTEIN–BOLTZMANN SYSTEM AND POSITIVITY

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 77-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
HO LEE ◽  
ALAN D. RENDALL
Keyword(s):  
Cauchy Problem ◽  
General Relativity ◽  
Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Collision Cross Section ◽  
Curved Spacetime ◽  
The Boltzmann Equation ◽  
The Cauchy Problem

The Einstein–Boltzmann (EB) system is studied, with particular attention to the non-negativity of the solution of the Boltzmann equation. A new parametrization of post-collisional momenta in general relativity is introduced and then used to simplify the conditions on the collision cross-section given by Bancel and Choquet-Bruhat. The non-negativity of solutions of the Boltzmann equation on a given curved spacetime has been studied by Bichteler and Tadmon. By examining to what extent the results of these authors apply in the framework of Bancel and Choquet-Bruhat, the non-negativity problem for the EB system is resolved for a certain class of scattering kernels. It is emphasized that it is a challenge to extend the existing theory of the Cauchy problem for the EB system so as to include scattering kernels which are physically well-motivated.

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