arXiv · 2311.12387
Geometric effects on $W^{1, p}$ regularity of the stationary linearized Boltzmann equation
Abstract
We study the incoming boundary value problem for the stationary linearized Boltzmann equation in bounded convex domains. The geometry of the domain has a dramatic effect on the space of solutions. We prove the existence of solutions in $W^{1,p}$ spaces for $1 \leq p<2$ for small domains. In contrast, if we further assume the positivity of the Gaussian curvature on the boundary, we prove the existence of solutions in $W^{1, p}$ spaces for $1 \leq p < 3$ provided that the diameter of the domain is small enough. In both cases, we provide counterexamples in the hard sphere model; a bounded convex domain with a flat boundary for $p = 2$, and a small ball for $p = 3$.
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I-Kun Chen, Chun-Hsiung Hsia, Daisuke Kawagoe, Jhe-Kuan Su. 2023-11-21. Geometric effects on $W^{1, p}$ regularity of the stationary linearized Boltzmann equation. https://doi.org/10.1512/iumj.2025.74.60550
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