LOCAL IN TIME SOLUTION TO ES-BGK MODEL WITH CORRECT PRANDTL NUMBER

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Abstract

In this paper, we study the existence of a unique mild solution for the ellipsoidal BGK model with the critical Prandtl parameter ν = −1/2. The key difficulty is the breakdown of the equivalence between the local temperature and the temperature tensor in this critical case. To overcome this, we use the fact that the quadratic polynomial of the temperature tensor can be written as the difference of the directional temperatures, which enables us to control the temperature tensor from below for a finite time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)499-519
Number of pages21
JournalKinetic and Related Models
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025

Keywords

  • BGK model
  • Boltzmann equation
  • Cauchy problem
  • correct Prandtl number
  • ellipsoidal BGK model
  • Kinetic theory of gases

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