A part of our work targets at providing theoretical foundations for kinetic equations
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How do particles interact with the boundary and how does the boundary singularity decay in space inside the domain?
A numerical method for coupling the BGK model and Euler equations through the linearized Knudsen layer. H. Chen, Q. Li and J. Lu. J. Comput. Phys., 398, 2019
Second-order diffusion limit for the phonon transport equation – asymptotics and numerics. A. Nair, Q. Li and W. Sun, PDE and Applications, 3(38)
A convergent method for linear half-space kinetic equations. Q. Li, J. Lu, and W. Sun. ESAIM Math. Model. Numer. Anal., 51(5): 1583-1615, 2017.
Half-space kinetic equations with general boundary conditions. Q. Li, J. Lu, and W. Sun. Math. Comp., 86, 1269-1301, 2017
Validity and regularization of classical half-space equations. Q. Li, J. Lu, and W. Sun. J. Stat. Phys. 166, 398 – 433, 2016.
Diffusion approximations of linear transport equations: asymptotics and numerics. Q. Li, J. Lu, and W. Sun. J. Comput. Phys. 292, 141–167, 2015.
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We derive and numerically verify asymptotic limiting equations for certain systems, including the Schroedinger equation with varying effective mass, and quantum systems with degenerate spectral.
Classical limit for the varying-mass Schrodinger equation with random inhomogeneities. S. Chen, Q. Li and X. Yang. J. Comput. Phys., 438, 2020
A multi-band semiclassical model for surface hopping quantum dynamics. L. Chai, S. Jin, Q. Li, and O. Morandi. SIAM-Multiscale Model. Simul. 13(1), 205-230, 2015.
Semi-classical models for the Schrodinger equation with periodic potentials and band crossings. L. Chai, S. Jin, and Q. Li. Kinet. Relat. Models., 6(3), 505–532, 2013.
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Boltzmann and its variation equations are shown to be well-posed in a bounded domain, under small time and small boundary variation conditions.
Local Well-Posedness of Vlasov-Poisson-Boltzmann Equation with Generalized Diffuse Boundary Condition. H. Chen, C. Kim and Q. Li. Journal of Statistical Physics, 179, 2020