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Global existence of classical solutions to the Vlasov-Poisson-Boltzmann system. (English) Zbl 1129.35023

Authors’ abstract: The time evolution of the distribution function for the charged particles in a dilute gas is governed by the Vlasov-Poisson-Boltzmann system when the force is self-induced and its potential function satisfies the Poisson equation. In this paper, we give a satisfactory global existence theory of classical solutions to this system when the initial data is a small perturbation of a global Maxwellian. Moreover, the convergence rate in time to the global Maxwellian is also obtained through the energy method. The proof is based on the theory of compressible Navier-Stokes equations with forcing and the decomposition of the solutions to the Boltzmann equation with respect to the local Maxwellian.

MSC:

35F20 Nonlinear first-order PDEs
35Q35 PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics
35Q60 PDEs in connection with optics and electromagnetic theory
76N10 Existence, uniqueness, and regularity theory for compressible fluids and gas dynamics
82D10 Statistical mechanics of plasmas
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