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0-7923-1392-5 Kinetic theory provides the link between the
non-equilibrium statistical mechanics of
many-particle systems and macroscopic or
phenomenological physics.

This volume deals with the derivation of kinetic
equations, their limitations and
generalizations, and with the applications of kinetic
theory to physical phenomena
and the calculation of transport coefficients.

The book is divided into twelve chapters which discuss a
wide range of topics such
as balanced equations, the Klimontovich, Vlasov-Maxwell,
and Boltzmann equations,
Chapman-Enskog theory, the kinetic theory of plasmas,
B.G.K. models, linear
response theory, Brownian motion and renormalized
kinetic theory.

Each chapter is concluded with exercises, which not only
enable the reader to test his
understanding of the theory, but also present additional
examples which complement
the text.

This volume will be of interest to researchers whose
work involves kinetic theory. It
can also be recommended as a textbook for advanced
undergraduate and graduate
students.




Contents
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Balance Equations. 3.
Klimontovich Equation,
B.B.G.K.Y.-Hierarchy and Vlasov-Maxwell Equations. 4.
Derivation and Properties of
the Boltzmann Equation. 5. Chapman-Enskog Theory:
Asymptotic Solution to the
Boltzmann Equation; Transport Coefficients. 6.Kinetic
Theory of Plasmas in the
Binary Collision Approximation. 7. B.G.K.-Models and the
Slip Problem. 8. Kinetic
Theory of Plasmas, including Dynamical Screening. 9.
Linear Response Theory. 10.
Brownian Motion. 11. Dense Gases, Renormalized Kinetic
Theory. 12. Theory of
(Slightly) Nonideal Plasmas. References. Index.

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