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Author:   Nikolai V. Brilliantov (, Institute for Biochemistry, Humboldt University, Germany) ,  Thorsten Pöschel (, Institute for Biochemistry, Humboldt University, Germany)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.718kg
ISBN:  

9780198530381

ISBN 10:   0198530382
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   01 July 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction I Mechanics of Particle Collisions 2: Particle collisions 3: Coefficients of restitution 4: Applications to few-particle systems II Granular Gases - Velocity Distribution Function 5: Cooling granular gas - Haff's law 6: Boltzmann equation 7: Sonine polynomials expansion of the velocity distribution function 8: Velocity distribution and temperature of a granular gas for the case epsilon = const. 9: Velocity distribution function and temperature for viscoelastic particles 10: High-energy tail of the velocity distribution function 11: Two-dimensional granular gases III Single-particle Transport, Self-Diffusion and Brownian Motion 12: Diffusion and self-diffusion 13: Pseudo-Liouville and binary collision operators in dissipative gas dynamics 14: Coefficient of self-diffusion 15: Brownian motion in granular gases 16: Two-dimensional granular gases IV Transport Processes and Kinetic Coefficients 17: Granular gas as a continuum: hydrodynamic equations 18: Chapman-Enskog approach for non-uniform granular gases 19: Kinetic coefficients and velocity distribution for gases of elastic particles 20: Kinetic coefficients for granular gases of simplified particles 21: Kinetic coefficients for granular gases of viscoelastic particles 22: Chapman-Enskog method for self-diffusion coefficients 23: Two-dimensional granular gases V Structure Formation 24: Instability of the homogeneous cooling state 25: Structure formation for epsilon = const. 26: Structure formation in granular gases of viscoelastic particles 27: Nonlinear mechanisms for structure formation 28: Two-dimensional granular gases A: Functions of the collision integral B: Molecular dynamics of granular gases C: Solutions to the problems

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Kinetic Theory of Granular Gases is an admirable contribution by two experts of this rapidly evolving field. In addition to technical details, it provides important insights that are essential for graduate students thinking about the similarities and differences between normal and granular gases. The book fills a significant gap, and I expect it will be adopted for graduate courses in both physics and engineering programs. James W. Duffy, Physics Today, October 2005 This appears to be the first introductory text in the rapidly growing field of the kinetic theory of granular materials, a subject with wide ranging applications in physics, astronomy, engineering, and chemistry...No mathematical knowledge is required beyond standard undergraduate level and the book is well adapted for use in graduate courses on kinetic theory, since it includes a broad range of exercises throughout the book. Journal of Statistical Physics, March 2005

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Dr Nikolai V. Brilliantov, Department of Physics, Moscow State University, nbrillia@yahoo.com, nbrillia@polly.phys.msu.su Professor Thorsten Poeschel, Institute for Biochemistry, Humboldt University, Berlin, thorsten.poeschel@charite.de

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