Direct methods for solving the Boltzmann equation and study of nonequilibrium flows (Q5932853)

The objective of this book is the investigation of the possibility of numerical schemes for the direct method for solving the Boltzmann equation. Deterministic and Monte Carlo procedures are considered to evaluate the collision integrals. The main mathematical tool is the conservative splitting method. On this basis a set of classical and new problems are solved to study nonequilibrium gas flow. This book is the first (to our knowledge) monograph which is devoted to the direct numerical solving of the Boltzmann equation. The intended level of readership are graduate and postgraduate students and researchers. The book can be used as mathematical apparatus to the numerical study of complex problems of nonequilibrium gas flow.