Lecture Notes on the Discretization of the Boltzmann Equation (Series on Advances in Mathematics for Applied Sciences)
Contributors: N. Bellomo (Editor); Renee Gatignol (Editor)
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: January 29, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9789812382252
Subjects: Applied mathematics; Theoretical methods; Science; Plasma Physics; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Applied; Differential Equations; Physics; Asymptotic theory; Finite element method; Transport theory
First sentence: Classical kinetic theory of gases is based on the Boltzmann equation which describes the evolution of a system of equal particles undergoing collisions preserving mass, momentum, and energy.