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Kinetic Theory of Granular
Gases by
Nikolai V. Brilliantov and Thorsten Pöschel
of the Humboldt University Berlin - Charité
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Kinetic Theory of Granular Gases provides an
introduction to the rapidly developing |
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theory of gas dynamics - a theory which has mainly
evolved over the last decade. The |
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book is aimed at readers from the advanced
undergraduate level upwards and leads |
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on to the present state of research. Throughout,
special emphasis is put on a |
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microscopically consistent description of pairwise
particle collisions which leads to an |
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impact-velocity dependent coefficient of restitution. |
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The description of he many-particle system, based on
the Boltzmann equation, starts |
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with the derivation of the velocity distribution
function, followed by the investigation |
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of self-diffusion and Brownian motion. Using
hydrodynamical methods, transport |
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processes and self-organized structure formation are
studied. An appendix gives a brief |
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introduction to event-driven molecular dynamics. A
second appendix describes a novel |
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mathematical technique for derivation of kinetic
properties, which allows for the |
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application of computer algebra. |
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The text is self-contained, requiring no mathematical
or physical knowledge beyond |
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that of undergraduate level standard physics. The
material is adequate for a one- |
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semester course and contains chapter summaries as
well as exercises with detailed |
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solutions. The book is accompanied by a companion web
page, from where the |
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molecular dynamics and computer-algebra programs can
be downloaded. |
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