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Relativistic kinetic theory : with applications in astrophysics and cosmology /

"Relativistic kinetic theory has widespread application in astrophysics and cosmology. The interest has grown in recent years as experimentalists are now able to make reliable measurements on physical systems where relativistic effects are no longer negligible. This ambitious monograph is divid...

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Main Authors: Vereshchagin, Gregory
Group Author: Aksenov, Alexey G
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Kinetic theory of matter
Relativistic mechanics
Summary: "Relativistic kinetic theory has widespread application in astrophysics and cosmology. The interest has grown in recent years as experimentalists are now able to make reliable measurements on physical systems where relativistic effects are no longer negligible. This ambitious monograph is divided into three parts. It presents the basic ideas and concepts of this theory, equations and methods, including derivation of kinetic equations from the relativistic BBGKY hierarchy and discussion of the relation between kinetic and hydrodynamic levels of description. The second part introduces elements
Carrier Form: xii, 330 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-325) and index.
ISBN: 9781107048225 (hardback) :
1107048222 (hardback)
Index Number: QC174
CLC: O414.2
Call Number: O414.2/V492
Contents: Part I. Theoretical foundations -- Basic concepts -- Kinetic equation -- Averaging -- Conservation laws and equilibrium -- Relativistic BBGKY hierarchy -- Basic parameters in gases and plasmas -- part II. Numerical methods -- Direct integration of Boltzmann Equations -- Multidimensional hydrodynamics -- part III. Applications -- Wave dispersion in relativistic plasma -- Thermalization in relativistic plasma -- Kinetics of particles in strong fields -- Compton scattering in astrophysics and cosmology -- Self-gravitating systems -- Neutrinos, gravitational collapse, and supernovae.

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