Publisher's Synopsis
This book presents practical coverage of the three major components of kinetic theory - classical, quantum and relativistic.;The author uses classical mechanics to derive Liouville's theorem and equation and obtains the BBKGY hierarchy from Liouville's equation and presents some applications. The Boltzmann equation is applied to derivation of fluid dynamic equations and the H-theorem, while the Vlasov equation is applied to linear wave theory for a two-component plasma comprised of electrons and heavy ions and describes the widely-used Monte-Carlo numerical analysis technique.;The book also includes an examination of quantum kinetic-theory and relativistic theory with examples of specific applications.
