Moment closure of the relativistic Anderson and Witting model equation

It is shown that the closure of the model equation of Anderson and Witting by a moment method leads to transport coefficients of a relativistic gas which differ from those obtained by the usual Chapman and Enskog method. The transport coefficients obtained in the two closures coincide in the non-relativistic limiting case but depart from each other in the relativistic and ultra-relativistic regions.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Cercignani, C. ; Kremer, G.M.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 290.2001, 1, p. 192-202
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Kinetic theory \| Relativity \| Model equations

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

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