The Relativistic Boltzmann Equation: Theory and Applications
By: by Carlo Cercignani, Gilberto Medeiros Kremer
Contributors: Kremer, Gilberto Medeiros
Series: Progress in Mathematical Physics -- 22; Progress in mathematical physics -- 22.
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel; Imprint; Birkhäuser
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Basel
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9783034881654
Subjects: Physics
Description: The aim of this book is to present the theory and applications of the relativistic Boltzmann equation in a self-contained manner, even for those readers who have no familiarity with special and general relativity. Though an attempt is made to present the basic concepts in a complete fashion, the style of presentation is chosen to be appealing to readers who want to understand how kinetic theory is used for explicit calculations. The book will be helpful not only as a textbook for an advanced course on relativistic kinetic theory but also as a reference for physicists, astrophysicists and applied mathematicians who are interested in the theory and applications of the relativistic Boltzmann equation.