Abstract
By means of the maximum entropy method the reduced Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation has been solved explicitly. The behaviour of the approximate maximum entropy distribution functions are shown graphically, and compared with that obtained, by using Lie group method. The results reported in this article provide further evidence of the usefulness of both maximum entropy and Lie group methods for obtaining time dependent solution in compact form. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.