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Most analytical and numerical studies of the flow of liquids and gases have been based on models that regard them as structureless or continuous fluids. The texts on fluid mechanics make, at roost, a passing reference to the underlying atomic or molecular structure of the fluid and then concentrate exclusively on the continuum equations, generally the Navier-Stokes equations, that provide an approxim.ate mathematical model of the fluid.
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Bird, G.A. (1990). The Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method: Current Status and Perspectives. In: Mareschal, M. (eds) Microscopic Simulations of Complex Flows. NATO ASI Series, vol 236. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1339-7_1
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