Abstract

We develop a new effective method for solving boundary value problems in kinetic theory. The method permits solving boundary value problems for mirror and diffusive boundary conditions with an arbitrary accuracy and is based on the idea of reducing the original problem to two problems of which one has a diffusion boundary condition for the reflection of molecules from the wall and the other has a mirror boundary condition. We illustrate this method with two classical problems in kinetic theory: the Kramers problem (isothermal slip) and the thermal slip problem. We use the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook equation (with a constant collision frequency) and the Williams equation (with a collision frequency proportional to the molecular velocity).

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