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The existence and causality of solutions to the relativistic Boltzmann equation inL 1 and inL 1loc are proved. The solutions are shown to satisfy physically naturala priori bounds, time-independent inL 1. The results rely upon new techniques developed for the nonrelativistic Boltzmann equation by DiPerna and Lions.
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Dudyński, M., Ekiel-Jeżewska, M.L. Global existence proof for relativistic Boltzmann equation. J Stat Phys 66, 991–1001 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01055712
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