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Nonequilibrium Fluctuations studied by a Rarefied Gas Simulation
Physical Review A (1986)
  • Alejandro Garcia, San Jose State University
Abstract

A dilute gas under a constant heat flux is studied with use of a Monte Carlo simulation based on the Boltzmann equation. Results for several spatial correlation functions of equal-time fluctuations are reported and compared qualitatively with previous fluctuating hydrodynamics calculations for liquids.

Keywords
  • nonequilibrium,
  • rarefied gas
Publication Date
1986
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 1986 American Physical Society. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.34.1454
Citation Information
Alejandro Garcia. "Nonequilibrium Fluctuations studied by a Rarefied Gas Simulation" Physical Review A Vol. 34 (1986)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alejandro_garcia1/77/