Abstract:
Nonstationary solutions of the model kinetic equation at critical values of the motion of the wall (the boundary of the half-space occupied by gas) are studied. The characteristic equation is obtained by separating the variables. The eigenfunctions and the eigenvalue spectrum are found in the distribution space. A solution to the equation is expandable over the eigenfunction basis. The Rayleigh problem is considered as an application. The distribution function is continuous in the plane of the wall-motion parameters, including the closed curve of critical parameter values.