Collision integrals for attractive potentials

Citation
Av. Bobylev et R. Illner, Collision integrals for attractive potentials, J STAT PHYS, 95(3-4), 1999, pp. 633-649
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00224715 → ACNP
Volume
95
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
633 - 649
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4715(199905)95:3-4<633:CIFAP>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Motivated by previous discussions of particle interactions under the Manev potential U(r)= alpha/r - epsilon/r(2), we construct the collision integral s for attractive potentials U(r) satisfying the condition U(r) r(2) --> -ep silon as r --> 0 with epsilon greater than or equal to 0. For epsilon = 0, we obtain a Boltzmann-type integral with a collision law allowing "spiral" interactions and nonunique correspondence between impact parameter and scat tering angle. For epsilon>0, an additional Smoluchowski-type coagulation in tegral arises. All these integrals are derived and possible applications ar e discussed.