Kinetic equations. Volume 1: Boltzmann equation, Maxwell models, and hydrodynamics beyond Navier-Stokes (Q780329)

The methods of kinetic theory of gases are used in many different fields of science and technology. They are closely connected with particle methods of numerical modeling of various processes on modern computers. We give a brief summary of the contents of the present book The chapters 1 and 2 of the book contain the standard material with all necessary material for beginners. The notion of \(N\)-particle distribution function and the Liouville equation follows. The Hamiltonian form of the Navier equations attached to the \(N\)-particle system. Then the two-body problem and pair collisions are discussed in details. At the end of Chapter 2 the Boltzmann equation for mixtures is introduced and discussed. The second part of the book (Chapters 3--6) is devoted to the general theory of kinetic Maxwell models. The theory of spatially homogenous Boltzmann equation for Maxwell molecules based on Fourier transform in the velocity space-an approach due to the author of this book [Sov. Phys., Dokl. 20 (1975), 820--822 (1976; Zbl 0361.76077); translation from Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 225, 1041--1044 (1975)] represents the core of this chapter. The last part of this book (Chapter 7) is about the status of ``higher'' equations of hydrodynamics obtained by the famous Chapman-Enskog expansion. The Burnett equations which appeared in 1930 as a next step after the Navier-Stokes level being ill-posed are replaced by the so called ``generalized Burnett equations'' which are derived and discussed in detail. This book will be a very important work-tool for both physicists and mathematicians working in kinetic theory and applications.