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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).