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A Journey Around the Different Scales Involved in the Description of Matter and Complex Systems

A Brief Overview with Special Emphasis on Kinetic Theory Approaches

  • Provides a comprehensive introduction to different models for the fine description of matter, from quantum scale to kinetic theory descriptions
  • Especially emphasises kinetic theory descriptions of complex fluids, polymers and suspensions
  • Achieves a good balance between rigor and simplicity
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. The Schrödinger Equation

    • Francisco Chinesta, Emmanuelle Abisset-Chavanne
    Pages 1-27
  3. Ab-Initio Calculations

    • Francisco Chinesta, Emmanuelle Abisset-Chavanne
    Pages 29-39
  4. Coarse-Grained Descriptions

    • Francisco Chinesta, Emmanuelle Abisset-Chavanne
    Pages 41-68
  5. Kinetic Theory Models

    • Francisco Chinesta, Emmanuelle Abisset-Chavanne
    Pages 69-125

About this book

This SpringerBrief covers the main scales of description of matter, starting at its finest level, the quantum scale, moving through ab-initio, molecular dynamics, coarse grained approaches, to finish at the scale of kinetic theory models that allows a nice compromise between the rich but expensive microscopic descriptions and the computationally cheap but sometimes too coarse macroscopic descriptions. The book addresses undergraduate and graduate students, as well as beginners in multi-scale modeling of materials.

Authors and Affiliations

  • ENSAM ParisTech, Paris, France

    Francisco Chinesta

  • École Centrale de Nantes, Nantes, France

    Emmanuelle Abisset-Chavanne

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eBook USD 44.99
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Softcover Book USD 59.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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