Special Session 111: 

On the relativistic Landau equation

Maja Taskovic
University of Pennsylvania
USA
Co-Author(s):    Robert M. Strain
Abstract:
Classical Landau equation, introduced in 1936 by Landau, models a dilute plasma in which charged particles interact via binary Coulomb collisions. When particle velocities are not small compared to the speed of light, relativistic effects play a significant role. A model that captures these effects was proposed by Bubker and Beliaev in 1956, and it is known as the relativistic Landau equation. In this talk we will describe recent results on the relativistic Landau equation. This is joint work with Robert M. Strain.