Cercignani, Carlo
[VerfasserIn]
;
Illner, Reinhard
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Pulvirenti, Mario
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
Beschreibung:
This book is devoted to the presentation of rigorous mathematical results in the kinetic theory of a gas of hard spheres. Recent developments as well as classical results are presented in a unified way, such that the book should become the standard reference on the subject. There is no such book available at present. The reader will find a systematic treatment of the main mathematical results, a discussion of open problems, and a guide to the existing literature. There is a rigorous and comprehensive presentation of strict validation of the Boltzmann equations, global existence theory, and the fluid-dynamical limits. The authors also review and discuss classical derivation and properties of the Boltzmann equation, particle simulation methods, and boundary conditions