Skip to main content

Introduction

  • Chapter
  • 1201 Accesses

Part of the book series: Applied Mathematical Sciences ((AMS,volume 106))

Abstract

The idea for this book was conceived by the authors some time in 1988, and a first outline of the manuscript was drawn up during a summer school on mathematical physics held in Ravello in September 1988, where all three of us were present as lecturers or organizers. The project was in some sense inherited from our friend Marvin Shinbrot, who had planned a book about recent progress for the Boltzmann equation, but, due to his untimely death in 1987, never got to do it.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Buying options

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD   129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1994 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Cercignani, C., Illner, R., Pulvirenti, M. (1994). Introduction. In: The Mathematical Theory of Dilute Gases. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 106. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8524-8_1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8524-8_1

  • Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4612-6425-5

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4419-8524-8

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics