Kinetic Theory: Novel Statistical, Stochastic and Analytical Methods: Global in time stability of equilibrium for general relativistic Boltzmann equation in the massless Robertson-Walker spacetime
Presenter
October 22, 2025
Keywords:
- Kinetic theory and Stochastic particle systems
- mean field plasma and radiation dynamics
- Boltzmann and Landau type equations and systems
- hydrodynamic limits
- enhanced dissipation
- quasi-neutral limits
- swarming and flocking
- mean-field games
MSC:
- 35Bxx - Qualitative properties of solutions to partial differential equations
- 35Lxx - Hyperbolic equations and hyperbolic systems {For global analysis
- see 58J45}
- 35Q20 - Boltzmann equations {For fluid mechanics
- see 76P05
- for statistical mechanics
- see 82B40
- 82C40
- 82D05}
- 35Q35 - PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics
- 35Q40 - PDEs in connection with quantum mechanics
- 35Q49 - Transport equations {For calculus of variations and optimal control
- see 49Q22
- for fluid mechanics
- see 76F25
- see 82C70
- 82D75
- for operations research
- see 90B06
- for mathematical programming
- see 90C08}
- 35Q70 - PDEs in connection with mechanics of particles and systems of particles
- 35Q82 - PDEs in connection with statistical mechanics
- 35Q83 - Vlasov equations {For statistical mechanics
- 82D75}
- 35Q84 - Fokker-Planck equations {For fluid mechanics
- see 76X05
- 76W05
- see 82C31}
- 35Q89 - PDEs in connection with mean field game theory {For calculus of variations and optimal control
- see 49N80
- for game theory
- see 91A16}
- 35Q91 - PDEs in connection with game theory
- economics
- social and behavioral sciences
- 35Q92 - PDEs in connection with biology
- chemistry and other natural sciences
- 60Gxx - Stochastic processes
- 60Hxx - Stochastic analysis [See also 58J65]
- 70Fxx - Dynamics of a system of particles
- including celestial mechanics
- 70Lxx - Random and stochastic aspects of the mechanics of particles and systems
- 82D05 - Statistical mechanics of gases
- 82D10 - Statistical mechanics of plasmas
Abstract
The general relativistic Boltzmann equation is a fundamental physical model in astrophysics, for example in systems of galaxies, in supernova explosions, as a model of the early universe, and additionally as a model for hot gasses and plasmas. The general relativistic Boltzmann equation with the Robertson-Walker metric in the massless case admits a family of non-stationary Equilibria of the form $J((t^q)^2 p) = \exp(-(t^q)^2 |p|)$. The Robertson-Walker metric, or Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric, is a widely used model describing a homogeneous isotropic and expanding universe. In this work, for $0< q < 1$, we prove the global-in-time existence and uniqueness of suitably small perturbations of these Equilibria. For $0< q < 1/3$ we prove that the perturbation has the superpolynomial large time-decay rate of $\exp(-t^{1-3q})$, and for $1/3< q < 1$ the perturbation has a slower time-decay rate of $t^{-3q}$.
This is a joint work with Martin Taylor and Renato Velozo Ruiz (both of Imperial College in London).