2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/26160We report a general class of steady and transient states of granular gases. We find that the kinetic theory of inelastic gases admits stationary solutions with a power-law velocity distribution, f(v) ~ v^(-sigma). The exponent sigma is found analytically and depends on the spatial dimension, the degree of inelasticity, and the homogeneity degree of the collision rate. Driven steady-states, with the same power-law tail and a cut-off can be maintained by injecting energy at a large velocity scale, which then cascades to smaller velocities where it is dissipated. Associated with these steady-states are freely cooling time-dependent states for which the cut-off decreases and the velocity distribution is self-similar.11 pages, 9 figuresSoft Condensed MatterStatistical MechanicsChaotic DynamicsPower-law velocity distributions in granular gasestext