The Einstein–Vlasov System/Kinetic Theory

"The Einstein–Vlasov System/Kinetic Theory"

Håkan Andréasson

	Abstract
1	Introduction to Kinetic Theory
	1.1	The relativistic Boltzmann equation
	1.2	The Vlasov–Maxwell and Vlasov–Poisson systems
	1.3	The Nordström–Vlasov system
	1.4	The Einstein–Vlasov system
2	Global Existence Theorems for the Einstein–Vlasov System
	2.1	Spherically symmetric spacetimes
	2.2	Cosmological solutions
	2.3	Cosmological models with a cosmological constant or a scalar field
3	Stationary Solutions to the Einstein–Vlasov System
4	Acknowledgements
	References