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Boltzmann Equation and Gas Surface Interaction

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Scaling Limits and Models in Physical Processes

Part of the book series: DMV Seminar ((OWS,volume 28))

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According to kinetic theory, a gas in normal conditions (no chemical reactions, no ionization phenomena, etc.) is formed of elastic molecules rushing hither and thither at large speeds, colliding and rebounding according to the laws of elementary mechanics. Within the scope of these notes (except in some remarks), the molecules of a gas will be assumed to be perfectly elastic spheres, or center of forces that move according to the laws of classical mechanics. Thus, e.g., if no external forces, such as gravity, are assumed to act on the molecules, each of them will move in a straight line unless it happens to strike another molecule or a solid wall.

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  1. Department of Theoretical Mechanics, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, I-20133, Milano, Italy

    Carlo Cercignani

  2. School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    David H. Sattinger

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Cercignani, C., Sattinger, D.H. (1998). Boltzmann Equation and Gas Surface Interaction. In: Scaling Limits and Models in Physical Processes. DMV Seminar, vol 28. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8810-3_1

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