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Main Authors: Semrén, Philip, Bradley, Michael, Oliveira, João M. S., Ramos, M. Piedade Machado
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.09262
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  • A simplified relativistic kinetic theory for gases with internal degrees of freedom, based on a BGK-type collision term, is considered. First the Boltzmann equation is rewritten in tetrad form and then thermal coefficients are determined to first order in the Chapman-Enskog expansion for general spacetimes. The results are used to construct a self-consistent system of first order differential equations, equivalent to the Einstein-Boltzmann system, for some spatially homogeneous models with viscosity and heat flow.