Question

Lev Landau derived an operator named for these phenomena that contains the term [read slowly] “f star times the divergence of f minus f times the divergence of f star.” An operator named for these phenomena is simplified to a scalar “frequency” in a lattice model named for Bhatnagar, Gross, and Krook. Steady-state solutions to an equation named for [emphasize] not including these phenomena (-5[1])correspond to functions of the integrals of motion according to Jeans’s (10[1])theorem. The Stosszahlansatz (“sh’TOAST-sahl-ahn-zahts”) assumes that the (-5[1])velocities of particles (10[1])undergoing these (10[2])phenomena (10[1])are uncorrelated (10[1])and independent of position. (10[1])The primary use of the center-of-momentum frame (10[1])is (10[1])to (10[7])study these events. (10[1])Mean (10[1])free (10[1])path (10[1])gives (10[2])the average distance traveled (10[1])between these events. For 10 points, name these events that in ideal gases are always assumed to (10[1])be elastic. ■END■

ANSWER: collisions [accept scattering; accept collision operator or Landau collision operator or Boltzmann collision integral or collisionless Boltzmann equation or elastic collisions or inelastic collisions]
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2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y24100%0%8%99.08

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Richard NiuCornell AJohns Hopkins63-5
Adam FineChicago AIllinois A7410
Benjamin ChapmanToronto AWUSTL A80-5
Alex AkridgeIndianaNorthwestern8310
Liam KusalikWaterloo AStanford8510
Russell NipBritish ColumbiaWaterloo B8510
Colin VeeversOttawaUC Berkeley B8610
Ryan RosenbergNYUWUSTL B8810
Cade ReinbergerRITMichigan9210
Aum MundheRutgersNorth Carolina A9910
Leo LawFloridaGeorgia State10010
Joy AnHarvardChicago B10110
Joseph ChambersVirginiaVanderbilt10110
Athena ShaddenTexasToronto B10110
Shardul RaoMinnesotaToronto C10110
Calvin BostlemanOhio StateMaryland10110
Anurag SodhiMITVirginia Tech10110
Thomas TibbettsUCFIllinois B10110
Rohan DalalGeorgia TechIowa State10410
Derek ChenColumbia BWinona State10510
Bryan UgazArizona StateYale10610
Rohan ShelkeUC Berkeley AColumbia A10710
Maximilian NieburJohns HopkinsCornell A10810
Andy HuffLSEPenn State10810
Yared TadesseCornell BNorth Carolina B11210
Jeremy CummingsWUSTL AToronto A12910