 ##  [Boltzmann Equation](/boltzmann-equation) 

  ##  [Boltzmann Equation](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/boltzmann-equation-0) 

  
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Definition

An integro-differential kinetic equation for the time evolution of a single-particle distribution function in phase space, describing how streaming, external forces, and a collision operator change the probability density of particle positions and velocities.