A survey book providing an authoritative and comprehensive presentation of Boltzmann models (i.e., nonlinear kinetic theory) and computational methods. This new survey book provides a comprehensive and authoritative presentation of current methods and applications for Boltzmann models and computational methods. Selected applications address topics in complex fluid flows, geophysical problems, communications, and biochemical processes. The book is an essential resource for all scientists and engineers who use large-scale computations for studying the dynamics of complex

Inhalt

1. Generalized Kinetic Models in Applied Sciences.- 2. Rapid Granular Flows: Kinetics and Hydrodynamics.- 3. Collective Behavior of One-Dimensional Granular Media.- 4. Notes on Mathematical Problems on the Dynamics of Dispersed Particles Interacting through a Fluid.- 5. The BeckerDöring Equations.- 6. Nonlinear Kinetic Models with Chemical Reactions.- 7. Development of Boltzmann Models in Mathematical Biology.- 8. Kinetic Traffic Flow Models.- 9. Kinetic Limits for Large Communication Networks.- 10. Numerical Simulation of the Boltzmann Equation by Particle Methods.- 10.5 References.