Overview

Hard spheres and related objects (hard disks and mixtures of hard systems) are paradigmatic systems: indeed, they have served as a basis for the theoretical and numerical development of a number of fields, such as general liquids and fluids, amorphous solids, liquid crystals, colloids and granular matter, to name but a few. The present volume introduces and reviews some important basics and progress in the study of such systems. Their structure, thermodynamic properties, equations of state, as well as kinetic and transport properties are considered from different and complementary points of view. This book addresses graduate students, lecturers as well as researchers in statistical mechanics, physics of liquids, physical chemistry and chemical engineering.

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Author:   Angel Mulero
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Volume:   753
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.872kg
ISBN:  

9783642097584

ISBN 10:   3642097588
Pages:   546
Publication Date:   30 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Structure of Hard Spheres and Related Systems.- to the Thermodynamics of Hard Spheres and Related Systems.- Equations of State for Hard Spheres and Hard Disks.- Application of Hard-Sphere and Hard-Disk Equations of State to the Weeks–Chandler–Andersen Reference System.- Binary Mixtures of Additive Hard Spheres. Simulations and Theories.- Alternative Approaches to the Equilibrium Properties of Hard-Sphere Liquids.- Density Functional Theories of Hard Particle Systems.- Ensemble Effects in Small Systems.- Modelling of Transport Properties of Hard Sphere Fluids and Related Systems, and its Applications.- Kinetic Theory for Binary Granular Mixtures at Low Density.

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From the reviews: This compilation of lecture notes tries to summarize all the theoretical and numerical knowledge concerning the physics of hard-sphere systems. ! this book mainly concerns researchers who work in the domain of soft condensed matter, colloid physics, granular or sand materials, and who seek information on the recent numerical results obtained for this problem using statistical physics tools. (Jean-Yves Fortin, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 g)

From the reviews: This compilation of lecture notes tries to summarize all the theoretical and numerical knowledge concerning the physics of hard-sphere systems. ... this book mainly concerns researchers who work in the domain of soft condensed matter, colloid physics, granular or sand materials, and who seek information on the recent numerical results obtained for this problem using statistical physics tools. (Jean-Yves Fortin, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 g)

From the reviews: “This compilation of lecture notes tries to summarize all the theoretical and numerical knowledge concerning the physics of hard-sphere systems. … this book mainly concerns researchers who work in the domain of soft condensed matter, colloid physics, granular or sand materials, and who seek information on the recent numerical results obtained for this problem using statistical physics tools.” (Jean-Yves Fortin, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 g)

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