{
  "id": "cond-mat/0111093",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2001-11-06T20:33:38.000Z",
  "updated": "2001-11-06T20:33:38.000Z",
  "title": "Velocity Tails for Inelastic Maxwell Models",
  "authors": [
    "Matthieu H. Ernst",
    "Ricardo Brito"
  ],
  "comment": "4 pages, 2 figures",
  "doi": "10.1209/epl/i2002-00622-0",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.stat-mech"
  ],
  "abstract": "We study the velocity distribution function for inelastic Maxwell models, characterized by a Boltzmann equation with constant collision rate, independent of the energy of the colliding particles. By means of a nonlinear analysis of the Boltzmann equation, we find that the velocity distribution function decays algebraically for large velocities, with exponents that are analytically calculated.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2001-11-06T20:33:38.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "inelastic maxwell models",
      "velocity tails",
      "boltzmann equation",
      "velocity distribution function decays",
      "constant collision rate"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 4,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}