On Backward Solutions of the Spatially Homogeneous Boltzmann Equation for Maxwelian Molecules

The paper considers backward solutions of the spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation for Maxwellian molecules with angular cutoff. We prove that if the initial datum of a backward solution has finite moments up to order >2, then the backward solution must be an equilibrium, i.e. a Maxwellian distribution. This gives a partial positive answer to the Villani’s conjecture on a global irreversibility of Maxwellian molecules.