UID:
almahu_9949199356702882
Format:
XII, 642 p.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 1973.
ISBN:
9783709183366
Series Statement:
Few-Body Systems, Supplementa ; 10/1973
Content:
In,1872, Boltzmann published a paper which for the first time provided a precise mathematical basis for a discussion of the approach to equilibrium. The paper dealt with the approach to equilibrium of a dilute gas and was based on an equation - the Boltzmann equation, as we call it now - for the velocity distribution function of such ~ gas. The Boltzmann equation still forms the basis of the kinetic theory of gases and has proved fruitful not only for the classical gases Boltzmann had in mind, but als- if properly generalized - for the electron gas in a solid and the excitation gas in a superfluid. Therefore it was felt by many of us that the Boltzmann equation was of sufficient interest, even today, to warrant a meeting, in which a review of its present status would be undertaken. Since Boltzmann had spent a good part of his life in Vienna, this city seemed to be a natural setting for such a meeting. The first day was devoted to historical lectures, since it was generally felt that apart from their general interest, they would furnish a good introduction to the subsequent scientific sessions. We are very much indebted to Dr. D.
Note:
Welcome Speech -- Life and Personality of Ludwig Boltzmann -- Philosophical Biography of Ludwig Boltzmann -- The Development of Boltzmann's Statistical Ideas -- The Validity and the Limitations of the Boltzmann Equation -- Comment to Professor Uhlenbeck's Paper -- On Higher Order Hydrodynamic Theories of Shock Structure -- Sound From the Boltzmann Equation -- The Generalization of the Boltzmann Equation to Higher Densities -- The Three-Particle Collision Term in the Generalized Boltzmann Equation -- Velocity Correlation Functions for Moderately Dense Gases -- On Kinetic Equations for Particles with Internal Degrees of Freedom -- Flow-Birefringence in Gases, An Example of the Kinetic Theory Based on the Boltzmann Equation for Rotating Particles -- Non-Equilibrium Angular Momentum Polarization in Rotating Molecules -- The Boltzmann Equation in Solid State Physics -- Experimental and Theoretical Investigations in Semiconductors Concerning the Boltzmann Equation -- Some Probabilistic Aspects of the Boltzmann Equation -- The Statistical Interpretation of Non-Equilibrium Entropy -- A Review of Computer Studies in the Kinetic Theory of Fluids -- A Survey of Neutron Transport Theory -- Relativistic Boltzmann Theory -- Kinetic Equation for Elementary Excitations in Quantum Systems -- Ergodic Theory -- Ergodic Theory -- Ergodic Theory and Approach to Equilibrium for Finite and Infinite Systems -- Erinnerungen an Boltzmanns Vorlesungen.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783709183380
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783211811375
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783709183373
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-7091-8336-6
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8336-6
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