Cauchy problem for the ellipsoidal-BGK model of the Boltzmann equation (Q2820878)

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Cauchy problem for the ellipsoidal-BGK model of the Boltzmann equation
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6626311

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    Cauchy problem for the ellipsoidal-BGK model of the Boltzmann equation (English)
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    12 September 2016
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    Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook model
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    Cauchy problem
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    The authors study the Cauchy problem for a modified BGK model of the Boltzmann equation. This is the so-called ellipsoidal-BGK model which is designed to reproduce correctly the Prandtl number in the Navier-Stokes hydrodynamical limit.
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