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A new contribution to nonlinear stability of a discrete velocity model

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For a class of discrete velocity models of kinetic theory we prove exponential nonlinear conditional stability of the constant basic state in the slab [0, 1].

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Babovsky, H., Padula, M. A new contribution to nonlinear stability of a discrete velocity model. Commun.Math. Phys. 144, 87–106 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02099192

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