KINETIC THEORY is an indispensable resource for physicists involved in plasma physics, condensed matter, and statistical mechanics; electrical engineers working with laser and solid state devices; and researchers in industry and academia. It is also an excellent text for graduate courses in these and other disciplines.

Klappentext

This book goes beyond the scope of other works in the field with its thorough treatment of applications in a wide variety of disciplines. The third edition features a new section on constants of motion and symmetry and a new appendix on the Lorentz-Legendre expansion.

Inhalt

The Liouville Equation / Analyses of the Liouville Equation / The Boltzmann Equation, Fluid Dynamics, and Irreversibility / Assorted Kinetic Equations with Applications to Plasmas and Neutral Fluids / Elements of Quantum Kinetic Theory / Relativistic Kinetic Theory / Kinetic Properties of Metals and Amorphous Media / Appendixes / Subject Index