Logarithmic asymptotics of solutions of the large deviation problem for the boltzmann equation with small transfer of momentum

1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-81
Author(s):  
V. P. Maslov ◽  
A. M. Chebotarev
2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUFEI ZHAO

We study the lower tail large deviation problem for subgraph counts in a random graph. Let XH denote the number of copies of H in an Erdős–Rényi random graph $\mathcal{G}(n,p)$. We are interested in estimating the lower tail probability $\mathbb{P}(X_H \le (1-\delta) \mathbb{E} X_H)$ for fixed 0 < δ < 1.Thanks to the results of Chatterjee, Dembo and Varadhan, this large deviation problem has been reduced to a natural variational problem over graphons, at least for p ≥ n−αH (and conjecturally for a larger range of p). We study this variational problem and provide a partial characterization of the so-called ‘replica symmetric’ phase. Informally, our main result says that for every H, and 0 < δ < δH for some δH > 0, as p → 0 slowly, the main contribution to the lower tail probability comes from Erdős–Rényi random graphs with a uniformly tilted edge density. On the other hand, this is false for non-bipartite H and δ close to 1.


2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Gribkova

CRAMÉR TYPE LARGE DEVIATIONS FOR TRIMMED L-STATISTICSIn this paper, we propose a new approach to the investigationof asymptotic properties of trimmed L-statistics and we apply it to the Cramér type large deviation problem. Our results can be compared with those in Callaert et al. 1982 – the first and, as far as we know, the single article where some results on probabilities of large deviations for the trimmed L-statistics were obtained, but under some strict and unnatural conditions. Our approach is to approximate the trimmed L-statistic by a non-trimmed L-statistic with smooth weight function based onWinsorized random variables. Using this method, we establish the Cramér type large deviation results for the trimmed L-statistics under quite mild and natural conditions.


Author(s):  
Olivier Darrigol

This chapter covers Boltzmann’s writings about the Boltzmann equation and the H theorem in the period 1872–1875, through which he succeeded in deriving the irreversible evolution of the distribution of molecular velocities in a dilute gas toward Maxwell’s distribution. Boltzmann also used his equation to improve on Maxwell’s theory of transport phenomena (viscosity, diffusion, and heat conduction). The bulky memoir of 1872 and the eponymous equation probably are Boltzmann’s most famous achievements. Despite the now often obsolete ways of demonstration, despite the lengthiness of the arguments, and despite hidden difficulties in the foundations, Boltzmann there displayed his constructive skills at their best.


Author(s):  
Sauro Succi

Like most of the greatest equations in science, the Boltzmann equation is not only beautiful but also generous. Indeed, it delivers a great deal of information without imposing a detailed knowledge of its solutions. In fact, Boltzmann himself derived most if not all of his main results without ever showing that his equation did admit rigorous solutions. This Chapter illustrates one of the most profound contributions of Boltzmann, namely the famous H-theorem, providing the first quantitative bridge between the irreversible evolution of the macroscopic world and the reversible laws of the underlying microdynamics.


Author(s):  
Sauro Succi

Kinetic theory is the branch of statistical physics dealing with the dynamics of non-equilibrium processes and their relaxation to thermodynamic equilibrium. Established by Ludwig Boltzmann (1844–1906) in 1872, his eponymous equation stands as its mathematical cornerstone. Originally developed in the framework of dilute gas systems, the Boltzmann equation has spread its wings across many areas of modern statistical physics, including electron transport in semiconductors, neutron transport, quantum-relativistic fluids in condensed matter and even subnuclear plasmas. In this Chapter, a basic introduction to the Boltzmann equation in the context of classical statistical mechanics shall be provided.


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