BGK operator

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mathematical operator
gptkbp:approximationOf Boltzmann collision operator
gptkbp:field gptkb:statistical_mechanics
fluid dynamics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook_operator
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BGK operator
gptkbp:proposedBy P. L. Bhatnagar
E. P. Gross
M. Krook
gptkbp:purpose simplify collision term in Boltzmann equation
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Boltzmann_equation
kinetic theory
lattice Boltzmann methods
gptkbp:yearProposed 1954
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook_operator
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7