Kinetic Theory of Granular Gases, 9780198530381
Hardcover
Provides an introduction to the theory of dissipative gas dynamics. This book lays emphasis on a microscopically consistent description of pairwise particle collisions, that leads to an impact-velocity-dependent coefficient of restitution. It is aimed at readers from the advanced undergraduate level upwards.

Kinetic Theory of Granular Gases

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  • Hardcover

    344 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2004

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Summary

“Kinetic Theory of Granular Gases” provides an introduction to the rapidly developing theory of dissipative gas dynamics - a theory which has mainly evolved over the last decade. The book is aimed at readers from the advanced undergraduate level upwards and leads on to the present state of research. Throughout, special emphasis is put on a microscopically consistent description of pairwise particle collisions which leads to an impact-velocity-dependent coefficientof restitution. The descript…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780198530381
ISBN-10:0198530382
Series:Oxford Graduate Texts
Author:Nikolai V. Brilliantov, Thorsten Pöschel
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:344
Release Date:1 July 2004
Weight:718g
Dimensions:242mm x 162mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

‘Kinetic Theory of Granular Gases is an admirable contribution by two experts of this rapidly evolving field. In addition to technical details, it provides important insights that are essential for graduate students thinking about the similarities and differences between normal and granular gases. The book fills a significant gap, and I expect it will be adopted for graduate courses in both physics and engineering programs. James W. Duffy, Physics Today,October 2005. ‘This appears to be the first introductory text in the rapidly growing field of the kinetic theory of granular materials, a subject with wide ranging applications in physics, astronomy, engineering, and chemistry…No mathematical knowledge is required beyond standard undergraduate level and the book is well adapted for use in graduate courses on kinetic theory, since it includes a broad range of exercises throughout the book’. Journal of Statistical Physics, March 2005.

About The Author

Nikolai V. Brilliantov

Dr Nikolai V. Brilliantov, Department of Physics, Moscow State University, , Professor Thorsten Poeschel, Institute for Biochemistry, Humboldt University, Berlin,

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