ANALYSIS ON THE STABILITY OF THE UNIFORM SHEAR-FLOW FROM A MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF THE BOLTZMANN-EQUATION

Authors
MONTANERO JM SANTOS A GARZO V
Citation
Jm. Montanero et al., ANALYSIS ON THE STABILITY OF THE UNIFORM SHEAR-FLOW FROM A MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF THE BOLTZMANN-EQUATION, Physics letters. A, 203(2-3), 1995, pp. 73-76
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
203
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
73 - 76
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1995)203:2-3<73:AOTSOT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The Boltzmann equation with Lees-Edwards boundary conditions is solved from a Monte Carlo simulation for Maxwell molecules. The solution rel axes to the exact one for uniform shear flow. Thus, the latter is stab le even for shear rates at which the fourth degree moments diverge.