I am studying about the Boltzmann Equation for non-equilibrium rarefied gases (dilute gases to be more specific): ∂f∂t+vv⋅∇xxf=Q(f,f)
My question is this: is the Maxwell distribution a solution of the equation above?
Answer
It has to be, because the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution is the maximum entropy distribution. If your model does not allow relaxation to the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution it is in conflict with the second law of thermodynamics.
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