R. L. Liboff

Kinetic Theory

Classical, Quantum, and Relativistic Descriptions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Kinetic Theory: Classical, Quantum, and Relativistic Descriptions goes beyond the scope of other works in the field with its thorough treatment of applications in a wide variety of disciplines. Its clear exposition and emphasis on concrete examples will make it not only an excellent graduate text but also a valuable resource for researchers in such disciplines as aerospace, mechanical, and chemical engineering; astrophysics, solid state and laser physics and devices, plasma physics, and controlled and thermonuclear fusion.

Among the topics covered are:
- The Liouville equation and analyses of the Liouville equation, including two independent derivations
- The Boltzmann equation and Boltzmann's H-theorem
- Analysis of the linearized collision operator
- Fluid dynamics and irreversibility
- Assorted kinetic equations with applications to plasmas and neutral fluids
- Elements of quantum kinetic theory, including the Green's-function formalism and the Wigner-Moyal equation
- Relativistic kinetic theory and Lorentz invariants
- Kinetic properties of metals and amorphous media
- Monte-Carlo analysis in kinetic theory
- Kinetic study of shock waves

This third revised edition features a new section on constants of motion and symmetry and a new appendix on the Lorentz-Legendre expansion.

Produktdetails

• Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
• Verlag: Springer / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4419-3052-1
• 3rd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 596
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 909g
• ISBN-13: 9781441930521
• ISBN-10: 1441930523
• Artikelnr.: 32175561

Inhaltsangabe

The Liouville Equation.- Analyses of the Liouville Equation.- The Boltzmann Equation, Fluid Dynamics, and Irreversibility.- Assorted Kinetic Equations with Applications to Plasmas and Neutral Fluids.- Elements of Quantum Kinetic Theory.- Relativistic Kinetic Theory.- Kinetic Properties of Metals and Amorphous Media.

Rezensionen

From the reviews of the third edition: "This monograph is devoted to a standard approach of kinetic theory in classical and quantum systems. ... The book is divided in 7 chapters; each of them is ended by a set of interesting problems of different difficulties. The presentation is clear ... . The book includes also tables and figures that make more pleasant its reading. ... this book gives a standard presentation of kinetic theory; one of its qualities is to provide clear calculations and a good overview of classical methods." (Stéphan Métens, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005) "Liboff's book on kinetic theory, now in its third edition, is a gulf apart from standard treatments one encounters in statistical and thermal physics texts. ... This text will be suitable for students and researchers ... . Students will welcome the good number of problems at the end of each chapter, some of which having detailed solutions." (J. Hartley, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 45 (5), 2005)