Evaluation of the entropy for Maxwell molecules

The temporal dependence of the Boltzmann entropy is explicitly written for an isotropic velocity distribution of Maxwell molecules. The entropy is given as an expansion in powers of the Laguerre moments of the distribution. Approximations are considered, and comparison with the exact values is performed for the BKW-mode and for a fundamental positive solution.

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Year of publication:	1988
Authors:	Zanette, D.H. ; Garibotti, C.R.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 149.1988, 3, p. 638-647
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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