📚 minicourse
Mathematical topics in collisional kinetic models
Event Information
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Start Time
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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End Time
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Venue
台州楼221
Speaker Information
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Name
Zhu Yuzhe
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Institution
The University of Chicago
Abstract
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1.5 10:30-12:00 Mathematical topics in collisional kinetic models: PART I
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1.6 10:30-12:00 Mathematical topics in collisional kinetic models: PART II
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Abstract: The lectures provide an introduction to collisional kinetic equations at the mesoscopic scale, notably the Boltzmann and Landau models. We will discuss their microscopic origins and formal links to macroscopic fluid dynamics through scaling limits and, along the way, review the basic structures of these equations. A theme will be Lyapunov functionals, including entropy and Fisher information, and the dissipation identities they generate, which yield a priori estimates and insight into the behaviour of solutions.