Boltzmann equation

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The Boltzmann equation is a fundamental kinetic theory equation that describes the statistical behavior and time evolution of a dilute gas or particle distribution in phase space due to streaming and collisions.

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instanceOf equation in statistical mechanics
integro-differential equation
kinetic equation
transport equation
appliesTo classical particles
dilute gases
assumes binary collisions
molecular chaos
short-range interactions
describes effect of collisions on particle distributions
evolution in phase space
free streaming of particles
non-equilibrium dynamics of gases
statistical behavior of a dilute gas
time evolution of particle distribution function
domain phase space
field gas dynamics
kinetic theory
mathematical physics
statistical mechanics
governs approach to thermodynamic equilibrium in gases
hasDependentVariable single-particle distribution function
hasIndependentVariable momentum
position
time
velocity
hasLimit Euler equations (hydrodynamic limit)
linked to: Euler equations

Navier–Stokes equations (hydrodynamic limit with viscosity)
Vlasov equation (for long-range interactions and negligible collisions)
hasVariant Boltzmann–BGK equation
linearized Boltzmann equation
linked to: Boltzmann equation

quantum Boltzmann equation
relativistic Boltzmann equation
linked to: Boltzmann equation
historicalPeriod late 19th century
implies Boltzmann H-theorem
linked to: H-theorem
includesOperator Boltzmann collision operator
includesTerm collision term
streaming term
mathematicalType integro-differential equation in 7 variables
nonlinear equation
namedAfter Ludwig Boltzmann
relatedTo Boltzmann entropy
H-theorem
Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution
usedFor derivation of Navier–Stokes equations
derivation of hydrodynamic equations
non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
rarefied gas dynamics
transport coefficients calculation

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Umklapp scattering describedBy Boltzmann transport equation
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