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Diffusion approximation for billiards with totally accommodating scatterers

  • Laboratoire de Probabilités et Modèles Aléatoires

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Abstract

We study the 2D motion of independent point particles colliding with a periodic array of circular obstacles. The interaction between the particles and the obstacles is described by a total accommodation reflection law. Assuming that the array of scatterers has finite horizon, the density of particles is approximated by the solution of a diffusion equation in the long-time and large-scale regime. The proof relies on a multiscale asymptotics and gives the order of approximation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)351-375
Number of pages25
JournalJournal of Statistical Physics
Volume86
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diffusion coefficient
  • Dispersive billiards
  • Homogenization
  • Hydrodynamic limit
  • Multiscale asymptotic expansion
  • Periodic Lorentz gas

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