Non-Hydrodynamic Solutions to the linear Density-dependent BGK equation

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Main Author: Kogelbauer, Florian
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Published: 2026
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contents We prove the existence of non-hydrodynamic solutions to the linear density-dependent BGK equation in $d$ dimensions. Specifically, we show the existence of an initial condition for any Knudsen number $τ$ for which the dissipation rate of the macroscopic mass density diverges $\sim 1/τ$. Our results rely on a detailed spectral analysis of the linear BGK operator, an explicit solution formula for the time-dependent problem using a combination of Fourier series with the Laplace transform and subsequent contour integration arguments from complex analysis.
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spellingShingle Non-Hydrodynamic Solutions to the linear Density-dependent BGK equation
Kogelbauer, Florian
Analysis of PDEs
Mathematical Physics
We prove the existence of non-hydrodynamic solutions to the linear density-dependent BGK equation in $d$ dimensions. Specifically, we show the existence of an initial condition for any Knudsen number $τ$ for which the dissipation rate of the macroscopic mass density diverges $\sim 1/τ$. Our results rely on a detailed spectral analysis of the linear BGK operator, an explicit solution formula for the time-dependent problem using a combination of Fourier series with the Laplace transform and subsequent contour integration arguments from complex analysis.
title Non-Hydrodynamic Solutions to the linear Density-dependent BGK equation
topic Analysis of PDEs
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15259