Granular Gases (Lecture Notes in Physics)
Contributors: Thorsten Pöschel (Editor); Stefan Luding (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 26, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 457
ISBN-13: 9783540414582
Subjects: Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids); Physics of gases; Science; Granular materials; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - General; Mechanics - Dynamics - General; Solid State Physics; Technology / Material Science; gases; granular gases; granular matter; soft matter; Gas Dynamics; Mechanics - General
Description: "Granular Gases" are diluted many-particle systems in which the mean free path of the particles is much larger than the typical particle size, and where particle collisions occur dissipatively. The dissipation of kinetic energy can lead to effects such as the formation of clusters, anomalous diffusion and characteristic shock waves to name but a few. The book is organized as follows: Part I comprises the rigorous theoretical results for the dilute limit. The detailed properties of binary collisions are described in Part II. Part III contains experimental investigations of granular gases. Large-scale behaviour as found in astrophysical systems is discussed in Part IV. Part V, finally, deals with possible generalizations for dense granular systems.