An application of the Kantorovich-Rubinstein maximum principle in the theory of the Tjon-Wu equation

[摘要] A new proof of the asymptotic stability of a stationary solution of the Tjon-Wu equation is given. The proof is based on some special properties (the maximum principle) of the Kantorovich-Rubinstein metric. Our method allows us to consider the Tjon-Wu equation in a more general form. (C) 1999 Academic Press.

[发布日期] 1999-12-10

[关键词] Boltzmann equation;Tjon-Wu equation;asymptotic stability;Kantorovich Rubinstein metric;Huchinson metric