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Kinetic Theory of Gases and Plasmas (Hardcover, 1991 ed.)
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Kinetic Theory of Gases and Plasmas (Hardcover, 1991 ed.)
Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics, 46
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Kinetic theory is the link between the non--equilibrium statistical
mechanics of many particle systems and macroscopic or
phenomenological physics. Therefore much attention is paid in this
book both to the derivation of kinetic equations with their
limitations and generalizations on the one hand, and to the use of
kinetic theory for the description of physical phenomena and the
calculation of transport coefficients on the other hand. The book
is meant for researchers in the field, graduate students and
advanced undergraduate students. At the end of each chapter a
section of exercises is added not only for the purpose of providing
the reader with the opportunity to test his understanding of the
theory and his ability to apply it, but also to complete the
chapter with relevant additions and examples that otherwise would
have overburdened the main text of the preceding sections. The
author is indebted to the physicists who taught him Statistical
Mechanics, Kinetic Theory, Plasma Physics and Fluid Mechanics. I
gratefully acknowledge the fact that much of the inspiration
without which this book would not have been possible, originated
from what I learned from several outstanding teachers. In
particular I want to mention the late Prof. dr. H. C. Brinkman, who
directed my first steps in the field of theoretical plasma physics,
my thesis advisor Prof. dr. N. G. Van Kampen and Prof. dr. A. N.
Kaufman, whose course on Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics in
Berkeley I remember with delight.
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