Rarefied Gas Dynamics: From Basic Concepts to Actual Calculations. Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics
Author(s) -
C. Cercignani,
C Michaelis
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
applied mechanics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.418
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1088-8535
pISSN - 0003-6900
DOI - 10.1115/1.1399679
Subject(s) - gas dynamics , boltzmann equation , computation , statistical physics , physics , simple (philosophy) , perturbation theory (quantum mechanics) , perturbation (astronomy) , kinetic theory , boltzmann constant , flow (mathematics) , classical mechanics , theoretical physics , calculus (dental) , mathematics , mechanics , thermodynamics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , philosophy , medicine , dentistry , algorithm
1. Boltzmann equation and gas-surface interaction 2. Problems for a gas in a slab: general aspects and preliminary example 3. Problems for a gas in a slab or a half-space: discussion of some solutions 4. Propagation phenomena and shock waves in rarefied gases 5. Perturbation methods in more than one dimension 6. Polyatomic gases, mixtures, chemistry and radiation 7. Solving the Boltzmann equation by numerical techniques 8. Evaporation and condensation phenomena.
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