A completely solvable model of the nonlinear Boltzmann equation

In one space and one time dimension, a model of the nonlinear Boltzmann equation is presented that is exactly solvable for all initial conditions. Furthermore, this model has the following desirable properties: (i) conservation of the number of particles; (ii) energy conservation; (iii) nonlinearity; (iv) positivity of distribution functions; and (v) unique equilibrium state (for any given density) which is approached as t → ∞ for most physically interesting initial conditions. Some of the simple properties of this model are studied.

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