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Boltzmann Equation and Irreversibility: after 150 years an evergreen problem

29 November 2022 - 30 November 2022

Timetable

Weeks: [Tue 29 Nov - Wed 30 Nov]
Date Time Speaker Room
Tue 29 Nov 8:30- 9:00 Registration Sala Azzurra
9:00- 9:10 Welcome Sala Azzurra
9:10- 9:15 Welcome address Prof. Malchiodi Sala Azzurra
9:15- 10:15 Gallavotti, Giovanni
"Ergodic hypothesis and Boltzmann's equation" 		Sala Azzurra
10:15- 10:45 Coffee break Sala Azzurra
10:45- 11:45 Lorenzani, Silvia
"The variational method of solution to the Boltzmann equation: Theory and applications" 		Sala Azzurra
11:45- 12:45 Prados, Antonio
"Beating the natural timescale for relaxation with optimal control" 		Sala Azzurra
12:45- 14:30 Lunch Sala Azzurra
14:30- 15:30 Groppi, Maria
"A new mixed Boltzmann-BGK model for gas mixtures" 		Sala Azzurra
15:30- 16:00 Coffee break Sala Azzurra
16:00- 17:00 Boghosian, Bruce
"Exotic Distributions as Weak Solutions to Kinetic Equations" 		Sala Azzurra
20:00- 22:00 Social Dinner at "La Pergoletta" Restaurant
Wed 30 Nov 9:30- 10:30 Toscani, Giuseppe
"H-theorem and entropy dissipation estimates in kinetic equations" 		Sala Azzurra
10:30- 11:00 Coffee break Sala Azzurra
11:00- 12:00 Pulvirenti, Mario
"Some considerations on the validity problem for the Boltzmann equation" 		Sala Azzurra
12:00- 12:15 Conclusions Sala Azzurra