We consider the equilibration rate for fermions in Bose-Fermi mixtures
undergoing cross-dimensional rethermalization. Classical Monte Carlo
simulations of the relaxation process are performed over a wide range of
parameters, focusing on the effects of the mass difference between species and
the degree of initial departure from equilibrium. A simple analysis based on
Enskog's equation is developed and shown to be accurate over a variety of
different parameter regimes. This allows predictions for mixtures of commonly
used alkali atoms.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, uses Revtex 4. This is a companion paper to [PRA
70, 021601(R) (2004)] (cond-mat/0405419