Modeling and Computational Methods for Kinetic Equations [electronic resource] /

In recent years kinetic theory has developed in many areas of the physical sciences and engineering, and has extended the borders of its traditional fields of application. New applications in traffic flow engineering, granular media modeling, and polymer and phase transition physics have resulted in new numerical algorithms which depart from traditional stochastic Monte--Carlo methods. This monograph is a self-contained presentation of such recently developed aspects of kinetic theory, as well as a comprehensive account of the fundamentals of the theory. Emphasizing modeling techniques and numerical methods, the book provides a unified treatment of kinetic equations not found in more focused theoretical or applied works. The book is divided into two parts. Part I is devoted to the most fundamental kinetic model: the Boltzmann equation of rarefied gas dynamics. Additionally, widely used numerical methods for the discretization of the Boltzmann equation are reviewed: the Monte--Carlo method, spectral methods, and finite-difference methods. Part II considers specific applications: plasma kinetic modeling using the Landau--Fokker--Planck equations, traffic flow modeling, granular media modeling, quantum kinetic modeling, and coagulation-fragmentation problems. Modeling and Computational Methods of Kinetic Equations will be accessible to readers working in different communities where kinetic theory is important: graduate students, researchers and practitioners in mathematical physics, applied mathematics, and various branches of engineering. The work may be used for self-study, as a reference text, or in graduate-level courses in kinetic theory and its applications.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Degond, Pierre. editor., Pareschi, Lorenzo. editor., Russo, Giovanni. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2004
Subjects:	Mathematics., Applied mathematics., Engineering mathematics., Computer mathematics., Physics., Fluids., Amorphous substances., Complex fluids., Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis., Applications of Mathematics., Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics., Fluid- and Aerodynamics., Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics., Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-8200-2
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