Abstract
Numerical approximation of the Boltzmann equation is a challenging problem due to its high-dimensional, nonlocal, and nonlinear collision integral. Over the past decade, the Fourier--Galerkin spectral method [L. Pareschi and G. Russo, SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 37 (2000), pp. 1217--1245] has become a popular deterministic method for solving the Boltzmann equation, manifested by its high accuracy and potential of being further accelerated by the fast Fourier transform. Despite its practical success, the stability of the method was only recently proved in [F. Filbet and C. Mouhot, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc., 363 (2011), pp. 1947--1980] by utilizing the “spreading" property of the collision operator. In this work, we provide a new proof based on a careful $L^2$ estimate of the negative part of the solution. We also discuss the applicability of the result to various initial data, including both continuous and discontinuous functions.
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