Some solutions (linear in the spatial variables) and generalized Chapman–Enskog functions basic to the linearized Boltzmann equations for a binary mixture of rigid spheres

A Legendre expansion of the (matrix) scattering kernel relevant to the (vectorvalued) linearized Boltzmann equation for a binary mixture of rigid spheres is used to define twelve solutions that are linear in the spatial variables {x, y, z}. The twelve (asymptotic) solutions are expressed in terms of three vector-valued functions A(c), A(c), and B(c). These functions are generalizations of the Chapman–Enskog functions used to define asymptotic solutions and viscosity and heat conduction coefficients for the case of a single-species gas. To provide evidence that the three Chapman–Enskog vectors exist as solutions of the defining linear integral equations, numerical results developed in terms of expansions based on Hermite cubic splines and a collocation scheme are reported for two binary mixtures (Ne-Ar and He-Xe) with various molar concentrations.