The mathematical theory of dilute gases / Carlo Cercignani, Reinhard Illner, Mario Pulvirenti.

Author/creator Cercignani, Carlo
Other author Illner, Reinhard.
Other author Pulvirenti, M. (Mario), 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Springer-Verlag, ©1994.
Descriptionvii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesApplied mathematical sciences ; v. 106
Applied mathematical sciences (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.) ; v. 106. ^A25692
Contents Historical introduction -- Informal derivation of the Boltzmann equation -- Elementary properties of the solutions -- Rigorous validity of the Boltzmann equation -- Existence and uniqueness results -- The initial value problem for the homogeneous Boltzmann equation -- Perturbations of equilibria and space homogeneous solutions -- Boundary conditions -- Existence results for initial-boundary and boundary value problems -- Particle simulation of the Boltzmann equation -- Hydrodynamical limits -- Open problems and new directions.
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Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 94010086
ISBN0387942947
ISBN3540942947 (Berlin)

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