We construct and study the stochastic force field generated by a Poisson distribu- tion of sources at finite density, x1, x2, · · · in R3 each of them yielding a long range potential QiΦ(x − xi) with possibly different charges Qi ∈ R. The potential Φ is assumed to behave typically as |x|−s for large |x|, with s > 1/2. We will denote the resulting random field as “generalized Holtsmark field”. We then consider the dynamics of one tagged particle in such random force fields, in several scaling limits where the mean free path is much larger than the average distance between the scatterers. We estimate the diffusive time scale and identify conditions for the vanishing of correlations. These results are used to obtain appropriate kinetic descriptions in terms of a linear Boltzmann or Landau evolution equation depending on the specific choices of the interaction potential.

On the theory of Lorentz gases with long range interactions / Nota, A; Simonella, S; Velázquez, J. - In: REVIEWS IN MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. - ISSN 0129-055X. - 30:3(2018). [10.1142/S0129055X18500071]

On the theory of Lorentz gases with long range interactions

Simonella S;
2018

Abstract

We construct and study the stochastic force field generated by a Poisson distribu- tion of sources at finite density, x1, x2, · · · in R3 each of them yielding a long range potential QiΦ(x − xi) with possibly different charges Qi ∈ R. The potential Φ is assumed to behave typically as |x|−s for large |x|, with s > 1/2. We will denote the resulting random field as “generalized Holtsmark field”. We then consider the dynamics of one tagged particle in such random force fields, in several scaling limits where the mean free path is much larger than the average distance between the scatterers. We estimate the diffusive time scale and identify conditions for the vanishing of correlations. These results are used to obtain appropriate kinetic descriptions in terms of a linear Boltzmann or Landau evolution equation depending on the specific choices of the interaction potential.
2018
Lorentz model; Holtsmark field; kinetic equations; power law forces; collisions; diffusion
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On the theory of Lorentz gases with long range interactions / Nota, A; Simonella, S; Velázquez, J. - In: REVIEWS IN MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. - ISSN 0129-055X. - 30:3(2018). [10.1142/S0129055X18500071]
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