The Boltzmann Equation and Its Applications

By:

Carlo Cercignani

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Hardback

Series:

Applied Mathematical Sciences,

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Statistical mechanics may be naturally divided into two branches, one dealing with equilibrium systems, the other with nonequilibrium systems. The equilibrium properties of macroscopic systems are defined in principle by suitable averages in well-defined Gibbs's ensembles. This provides a frame work for both qualitative understanding and quantitative approximations to equilibrium behaviour. Nonequilibrium phenomena are much less understood at the present time. A notable exception is offered by the case of dilute gases. Here a basic equation was established by Ludwig Boltzmann in 1872. The Boltzmann equation still forms the basis for the kinetic theory of gases and has proved fruitful not only for a study of the classical gases Boltzmann had in mind but also, properly generalized, for studying electron transport in solids and plasmas, neutron transport in nuclear reactors, phonon transport in superfluids, and radiative transfer in planetary and stellar atmospheres. Research in both the new fields and the old one has undergone a considerable advance in the last thirty years.

Release date Australia

December 18th, 1987

Author

Carlo Cercignani

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

XIII, 455 p.

Pages

455

Series

Applied Mathematical Sciences,

Dimensions

155x235x26

ISBN-13

9780387966373

Product ID

2429166

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