Mathematical investigation of the Boltzmann collisional operator
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With help of direct calculation, it is revealed that an essential concept in deriving the Boltzmann collisional operator, the scattering cross section in the laboratory frame, cannot be well defined. Along this line, it is suggested that the collisional operator, as well as the entire Boltzmann equation, should be reconsidered.
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تاریخ انتشار 2000